[DeTomaso] Adjusting front hood latch

[Asa Jay Laughton]

The front fork is not a fork, it's a mechanism to help the hood "lift" a little bit by pushing the pin up.  Tha back fork is the one doing the latching and it appears to be in the proper position to accept the pin.

You can actuate the latch without closing the hood.  Use a screwdriver in place of the pin.  Press the shaft of a screwdriver into the latch where the pin would be to see the operation.

Now, with that said, something does look goofy. It looks like the attachment on the drivers side is tweaked, or its an optical illusion.

Asa


⁣Asa  Jay  Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired
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On Sep 11, 2017, 13:13, at 13:13, Jim Kosloskey <jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com> wrote:
>All,
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> 
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>The front hood latch is not latching.
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> 
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>Almost looks like the latching mechanism needs adjusting but I do not
>know
>how to adjust.
>
> 
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>It appears the pin on the hood is actually catching the upper 'tine' of
>the
>front 'fork' of the latch. Either that or the back 'fork' is not
>opening up
>enough to allow the pin to slip behind it. Any way that is my take.
>
> 
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>I have attached a picture of the latch in the open position. It just
>does
>not seem right.
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> 
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>Was working fine last time I opened the front hood about a month ago.
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>Are there directions for adjusting this latching mechanism somewhere?
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>Thanks,
>
> 
>
>Jim Kosloskey
>
>1974 Pantera L Yellow #6949
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   The front fork is not a fork, it's a mechanism to help the hood "lift"
   a little bit by pushing the pin up.A  Tha back fork is the one doing
   the latching and it appears to be in the proper position to accept the
   pin.

   You can actuate the latch without closing the hood.A  Use a screwdriver
   in place of the pin.A  Press the shaft of a screwdriver into the latch
   where the pin would be to see the operation.

   Now, with that said, something does look goofy. It looks like the
   attachment on the drivers side is tweaked, or its an optical illusion.

   Asa

   AsaA  JayA  Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired

   Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks

   On Sep 11, 2017, at 13:13, Jim Kosloskey
   <[1]jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com> wrote:

All,

The front hood latch is not latching.

Almost looks like the latching mechanism needs adjusting but I do not know
how to adjust.

It appears the pin on the hood is actually catching the upper 'tine' of the
front 'fork' of the latch. Either that or the back 'fork' is not opening up
enough to allow the pin to slip behind it. Any way that is my take.

I have attached a picture of the latch in the open position. It just does
not seem right.

Was working fine last time I opened the front hood about a month ago.

Are there directions for adjusting this latching mechanism somewhere?

Thanks,

Jim Kosloskey
1974 Pantera L Yellow #6949

References

   1. mailto:jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com