[DeTomaso] Front hood latch
Björn Carlsson
bjocar01 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 6 07:44:23 EDT 2018
FWIW,
I recently had a "close to death encounter" regarding a front latch.
It did not open!
Completely stuck.
Also the emergency wire felt like pulling a rock.
Only 30 minutes before, I was at the (every two year) vehicle safety check
and had it opened.
After some fiddling (and foul language) it opened.
The grease had turned into tar!
NOS unit mounted 20 years ago.
Some WD-40 later, the "grease" could be removed and replaced by fresh
lubricant.
/Björn, Pushbutton # 1014
On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 at 22:58, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Forest is sorta right. No one ever located a cross-reference for the
> latch mechanism. But in TSB Bulletin 6, art. 65, they list a reinforced
> latch pin 'kit', p/n D36Y-16929-A, for the std latch. Owners have
> approx. a zero chance of locating this little "kit" after 45+ years.
> Ford said it was the result of slamming the front hood to close it,
> bending the OEM pin. FWIW, I think it's simply from age flexing the pin
> or the front hood metal no matter how easy you do it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net>
> To: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>; 'Lotus
> Esprit' <snk20 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 3, 2018 12:59 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front hood latch
> I'm not aware of any early/late hood latch. My parts catalog shows
> only
> one part number 18103A latch. New at Wilkinson for $106.00.
> __________________________________________________________________
> From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <[1]detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
> To: 'Lotus Esprit' <[2]snk20 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 10:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front hood latch
> My front hood latch decided at Concorso Italiano that enough is
> enough,
> and it wants to retire. Fotunatly, it got me home before
> giving up totally. I'm sure this latch is not a DeTomaso unique
> part.
> So, before I call a vendor, can someone tell me if I can
> get a replacement cheaper somewhere else.
> Thanks for the help...Steve Griffin
> Steve's car is 6661, an 11/73 build, so he is looking for the later L
> style latch.
> Beautiful Yellow L by the way. Pics in registry show the front trunk
> and the latch can be seen.
> Make sure to add the "back up" latch cable too!
> Chuck
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Björn Carlsson
Västra Nygatan 4
57080 Virserum
Tel. 0495-74 90 09, 0708-98 34 30
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FWIW,
I recently had a "close to death encounter" regarding a front latch.
It did not open!
Completely stuck.
Also the emergency wire felt like pulling a rock.
Only 30 minutes before, I was at the (every two year) vehicle safety
check and had it opened.
After some fiddling (and foul language) it opened.
The grease had turned into tar!
NOS unit mounted 20 years ago.
Some WD-40 later, the "grease" could be removed and replaced by fresh
lubricant.
/BjAP:rn, PushbuttonA # 1014
On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 at 22:58, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A Forest is sorta right. No one ever located a cross-reference
for the
A A latch mechanism. But in TSB Bulletin 6, art. 65, they list a
reinforced
A A latch pin 'kit', p/n D36Y-16929-A, for the std latch. Owners
have
A A approx. a zero chance of locating this little "kit" after 45+
years.
A A Ford said it was the result of slamming the front hood to close
it,
A A bending the OEM pin. FWIW, I think it's simply from age flexing
the pin
A A or the front hood metal no matter how easy you do it.
A A -----Original Message-----
A A From: Forest Goodhart <[2]forestg at att.net>
A A To: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <[3]detomasoregistry at gmail.com>;
'Lotus
A A Esprit' <[4]snk20 at yahoo.com>
A A Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <[5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
A A Sent: Mon, Sep 3, 2018 12:59 pm
A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front hood latch
A A A I'm not aware of any early/late hood latch. My parts catalog
shows
A A only
A A A one part number 18103A latch. New at Wilkinson for $106.00.
A A A
A __________________________________________________________________
A A A From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy
<[1][6]detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
A A A To: 'Lotus Esprit' <[2][7]snk20 at yahoo.com>
A A A Cc: List DeTomaso Forum
<[3][8]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
A A A Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 10:25 AM
A A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front hood latch
A A A My front hood latch decided at Concorso Italiano that enough
is
A A enough,
A A A and it wants to retire. Fotunatly, it got me home before
A A A giving up totally. I'm sure this latch is not a DeTomasoA
unique
A A part.
A A A So, before I call a vendor, can someone tell me if I can
A A A get a replacement cheaper somewhere else.
A A A Thanks for the help...Steve Griffin
A A A Steve's car is 6661, an 11/73 build, so he is looking for
the later L
A A A style latch.
A A A Beautiful Yellow L by the way.A Pics in registry show the
front trunk
A A A and the latch can be seen.
A A A Make sure to add the "back up" latch cable too!
A A A Chuck
A A A _______________________________________________
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