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| | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | While trying adjust the hood on our 1950 3100, I closed hood and now it won't open. I think the front of the hood is back about 1/2" from where it should be. Anybody know any tricks?
unbroke
Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | Well, since nobody replied, I guess I will tell how i finally got it unstuck so the next guy will find this when he searches for "stuck hood."
i loosened the hood mounting bracket bolts from inside the cab. I ran a wire thru the hood emblem holes and pulled while hoding the opening lever forward. popped right open.
Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 | Unbroke: You didn't break it did you  . Good Job I didn't know how to answer you on that one. Never had that problem while I was on the fire dept. Thats what we used to open stuck hoods. popcorn The Truth is Out There (Good job and i'll remember that trick Thank you) | | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 | Unbroke: I was talking about the Jaws of life is how we unstuck them.
popcorn The Truth is Out There (My fingers go faster than my brain and that is the truth) | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | I've always heard to adjust the hood without the latch installed, then once everything else is done, get it lined up properly. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | yup, remove the latch plate first, it says in the book. some of us do first and read later...
Can U believe it? My wife says: "I want an old pickup truck" so I HAD to buy it!!
'50 Chevy 3100 5 window.
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