Yes. I went to hoodxpress and it came up with oven hoods. Disappointing. Looked like it worked pretty well
Heavy hood, how can I make it easier to open?
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Loaderlou, Sep 27, 2021.
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Check the J brackets and pivot bushings as well as the top hood rest on fire wall. If it’s adjusted properly you can open and close it with 1 hand. My 91 was a little hard to open till the body shop at Joplin Peterbilt worked on it.
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Thanks wore out. I’ll check into that also. Don’t think they’ve ever been changed
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Tug Toy Thanks this.
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One of the j brackets on mine wore through the bushing and egg shaped the hole. I saw how high they were and decided to tig up the hole and redrilled the bracket put in new bushings new springs and adjusted every thing. Made a huge difference.
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...didnt pay attention on my 379 , but kenworth has grease points for the hood latch ...might help
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I have time on my hands right now so I’ll do some shopping around. Went to a local truck parts guy the other day for an exhaust hanger. Was ss for $245. I backed out of there like he had a gun pointed at me. Researched on line found it for $135. Free shipping. In stock too.
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I have time on my hands right now so I’ll do some shopping around. Went to a local truck parts store for an exhaust hanger the other day. Stainless steel for $245. I backed out of there like they were pointing a gun at me. Found it on line for $135.
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How about heavier duty gas cylinders? Some give much more assist than others. Better yet use a air lift as we had on cabovers for lifting cab.. Weekend project.
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