Good idea, thanks.
-- Later, Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message news:ajuepv$8d4$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > "Jon" <jonsdak@midmaine.com> wrote: > > : The latch does move freely, but I believe that the lot my truck sat in > : before it was auctioned was near the ocean, because my engine has a ton of > : that thin white salty coating stuff on it, (a precursor to corrosion?), and > : the hood latch is no exception. I'm thinking it'd be a good idea to replace > : the hood latch too, even though it doesn't appear to be bent or rusted? By > : all accounts, it should have caught before the hood flew up like that. > > > When I put my fiberglass hood on, I took the latch apart to paint it. > It comes apart fairly easy, you might want to pull it apart to clean it, > maybe hit it with some spray paint, and definitely lube it up. > > > -- > > -Jon- > > .---- Jon Steiger ------ jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -----. > | I'm the: AOPA, DoD, EAA, NMA, NRA, SPA, USUA. Rec & UL Pilot - SEL | > | '70 Barracuda, '92 Ram 4x4, '96 Dakota, '96 Intruder 1400, '96 FireFly | > `----------------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com ----'
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