The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop 1959 Apache 1/2 ton hood adjustment

I really appreciate your response. When you brought up the washers under the latch I went back out and looked over everything again. There were no washers but I found the cowl where the latched was bolted had a problem. On the left side where the cowl should have fit over the radiator cowl the metal was bent under and was lifting the left side of the latch cowl. That meant the latch was misaliged at the top of the latch where it should be catching the second latch area. I bent the metal out of the way and reinstalled the cowl and latch. I had to adjust the latch, very minor, but it now closes and latches correctly.

Thanks again for your help. It set me on the right path.