At 08:18 PM 2/9/98 -0600, Michael Clark wrote:
>This also reminds me of the proper way to close a Dak hood. I don't
>know about anyone else but when i close mine I easily lower it down
>until it clicks and then I push down in the very front center until it
>locks. It takes surprisingly very little effort to close like this. I
Yep, my hood closes really easily. My usual procedure is to lower it down
until its about 3 or 4 inches open, then I drop it. I'm especially careful
now since I've got a 3" open element filter which is pretty close to the
hood.
>get real pissed at inspections when the dick head mechanics drop the
>hood from about 1/2 open and it goes KAPOW!!!
Absolutely!! I HATE that! They could lower it down most of the way
and then drop it... The hood is *obviously* heavy enough to do that.
The worst that would happen is that it wouldn't close, and they would have
to spring the latch and try again. Its not like they have to go back into
the cab to release the hood again...
Another one is when people slam my doors. My Dakota has the best doors
I've yet to see on a vehicle (and that includes my last vehicle; a
considerably more expensive sport GT car). All it takes is a *tiny*
touch, and the doors swing shut with a satisfying click. If I'm parked on a
slight slope, I don't even have to do that; I just let go of the door and
it swings shut. Every time some bozo slams the door, I get this involuntary
cringe... Maybe they're used to driving junk, but that doesn't mean they
have the right to treat my pride-and-joy like that.
-Jon-
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