Hood coming open when driving

[Biga]

For the second time my hood came open when driving. This time I got up around 80 mph and it came open, luckily only to the second latch position. Is their any adjustment with the latch?

 

[boogielander]

never heard of that happening... you sure it was closed properly?

 

[HemiDude]

You might try lowering the bump stops, maybe they are keeping the hood too high to secure properly? Do you have anything mounted around the release under the dash?

 

[Biga]

never heard of that happening... you sure it was closed properly?

Yea i didn’t have any hood ajar warning until it popped open. The first time it happened I thought it was a fluke but a second time I’m figuring something may be slightly off.

 

[Biga]

You might try lowering the bump stops, maybe they are keeping the hood too high to secure properly? Do you have anything mounted around the release under the dash?

Nothing mounted around the release, I will check the stops and my try some lubricant on the latch.

 

[cskindt]

It sounds like a nice set of racing hood pins is in order.

 

[Darksteel165]

It sounds like a nice set of racing hood pins is in order.

Was just about to say that lol.

 

[6of36]

For the second time my hood came open when driving. This time I got up around 80 mph and it came open, luckily only to the second latch position. Is their any adjustment with the latch?

There is always a way to adjust it. Clean and lube it for sure. If the hood is high, lower the bumpers, but if not, adjust the latch if necessary.

 

[MarPar]

Talk about a pucker moment lol

 

[Dewey]

Not good. Many years ago a buddy of mine was doing a top speed run and as he approached 100 mph he blinked and his hood was gone and bouncing down the highway behind him. Apparently he didn’t latch it properly.

 

[boogielander]

Not good. Many years ago a buddy of mine was doing a top speed run and as he approached 100 mph he blinked and his hood was gone and bouncing down the highway behind him. Apparently he didn’t latch it properly.

witnessed that happened to someone else on local freeway once. dude's not even going above speed limit (65mph). good thing i was 2 lanes over

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

There is always a way to adjust it. Clean and lube it for sure. If the hood is high, lower the bumpers, but if not, adjust the latch if necessary.

I would be figuring some way to adjust it to make sure it latched properly. The safety latch is a cool backup but not what I want to rely on!

 

[MarPar]

 

[6of36]

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I'd like to know how a hood bolted on with 4 bolts comes completely off.

 

[Darksteel165]

I'd like to know how a hood bolted on with 4 bolts comes completely off.

Wind pressure ripping it up. Not as crazy as you would think, and the swing gives it extra force when it pulls up.

 

[RamCares]

For the second time my hood came open when driving. This time I got up around 80 mph and it came open, luckily only to the second latch position. Is their any adjustment with the latch?

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[kapinallinen2]

I'd like to know how a hood bolted on with 4 bolts comes completely off.

My fiberglass hood came off at 120mph in my `72 AMX.
The metal frame stayed put but the force of the air ripped off the "skin"

 

[mynameisante]

This thread made me think of the hood scene in Tommy Boy

 

[Dewey]

This thread made me think of the hood scene in Tommy Boy

Sure does

 

[Malodave]

I had the Hood flip up on my '98 RAM. I had pulled the main latch when I got home from
work to do some maintenance. I had problems with the other work and didn't get to under
the hood. The next morning I got on the Highway and it flipped up on me. At least it didn't
break the Windshield. I pulled it down and put a ratchet strap on to hold it down. It turned
out that the secondary latch was rusted and stayed in the open position the last time I opened
the Hood.

Moral of this story: don't forget to lube the springs on the Secondary Latch.

I had to take one of the hinges off and Hammer it strait again. The other I could straiten on the truck.

Malodave