Hood Closure Problems

[ex_style90]

Well, as it says, my hood doesnt close all the way on the right side of my cb. About half way down going toward the bumper the hood on the right side is sitting up about a little almost close to half an inch It gets fustrating because it makes my grill look off and when I was my car, theres a noticable amount of water in the engine bay. This hood problem came up a few months back after the guy did the motor swap. Could he have done something wrong with the motor mounts?. I definitely know for sure theres nothing blocking the way of the hood from closing. The thing is that when I push down on the hood where the latch hooks, it closes, but once I let up it goes back to that half inch...

[verderacer]

Sounds like its twisting. When you drop the hood does the latch center on the lock on the front?

[cp[mike]]

is the hood actually latching all the way, where the only way to open it is by pulling the lever?

perhaps he removed the hood to do the swap? are the rear corners by the windshield lined up even with the fenders?

you could try loosening the three 10mm bolts on the latch and moving it down a little bit. this will hold the hood down a bit more. then you can adjust the rubber bumpers at the corners of the hood on the radiator support to hold either side of the hood up to the correct gap away from the headlights.

[ex_style90]

Sounds like its twisting. When you drop the hood does the latch center on the lock on the front?

Yea, it centers, but just doesnt close all the way...

[ex_style90]

is the hood actually latching all the way, where the only way to open it is by pulling the lever?

perhaps he removed the hood to do the swap? are the rear corners by the windshield lined up even with the fenders?

you could try loosening the three 10mm bolts on the latch and moving it down a little bit. this will hold the hood down a bit more. then you can adjust the rubber bumpers at the corners of the hood on the radiator support to hold either side of the hood up to the correct gap away from the headlights.

Hey thats some good info mike! i'll try it tommorow.

[ex_style90]

is the hood actually latching all the way, where the only way to open it is by pulling the lever?

perhaps he removed the hood to do the swap? are the rear corners by the windshield lined up even with the fenders?

you could try loosening the three 10mm bolts on the latch and moving it down a little bit. this will hold the hood down a bit more. then you can adjust the rubber bumpers at the corners of the hood on the radiator support to hold either side of the hood up to the correct gap away from the headlights.

Hey mike, so I finally had the will to get out in the cold weather and do that. You were right I loosened the bolts and moved them down as far as I could in a low enough postition that I could bolt them back on....It worked too Still its not closed all the way but its a hell of alot better than before! thanks

[JdmDC295]

haha simple problem solved by tightning and loosening bolts