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Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

posted by  jonny2box on  Fri Dec 30 09:25 CST 2016
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Just here to share a recent 240 adventure

noticed the hood latch was a little sticky. Pull on the cable release and it doesn't spring back enough to catch the hood. Another thing on the list of stuff to do. We got 20cm of snow in Montreal yesterday, so wasn't going to fix it right then and there. Gave it a good hefty push (slam) closed and double checked that it caught and wouldn't lift when I pulled up on it and kept going.

15 min. later 40 mph (75km/h in Canada) highway speed in the middle of passing a bus in the slow lane. Pooof hood pops open, secondary latch fails to catch it and it blows back all the way until it hits the top edge of the windshield.

Can't see fugg all and have to look out the drivers window to keep the car driving straight by gauging distance from the concrete barrier, hit the emergency flashers while braking to a stop on the shoulder of the fast lane. Hop out slam the hood down and limp slowly to the next exit. Hood totally mangled at the attach point rear corners. Driver's side hinge torn apart metal sheered, passengers badly bent.

All safe.

In need of a good used set of hinges at a reasonable shipping rate to Montreal...
let the good times roll !

Happy New Years Guys :)
Stay safe.








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    Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

    posted by  jonny2box on  Sat Dec 31 13:11 CST 2016
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    _Andrew - I'm now leaning towards using ATF fluid on the main cable pull catch latch bellow the striker plate and as well on the secondary safety latch. Thing is I had greased those suckers up good with white grease a couple years ago, but the white grease in the cold weather turns to the consistency of hard wax.

    After this experience I would recommend ATF or a more liquid lubricant and a more regular oiling schedule.

    _ Trev29 Thanks for the tip about Patrick in Montreal. I'll try sending him a message.

    Update:

    After pricing a couple hinges on eBay 50UDS each plus hefty 45$ + shipping I decided for a joke to call the dealer parts counter guys who kindof know me by now just to price the hinges (assuming I can get the hood straightened out enough that it makes sense to keep the same hood and not go the junkyard route)

    New employee at the dealer offered me a sizeable discount (almost down to eBay used prices) on the hinges, which was a nice gesture, just because he had the same thing happen to him -twice ! only at 70MPH (120km/h) he told me that the hood popped open with such force it cracked his windshield and dented the top edge of the roof so much that they couldn't fit a new windshield in without first doing body work to straighten the window frame and roof line so that it got a good enough weather proof seal on the replacement glass. He said consider yourself lucky that this just costs you a couple hinges and maybe a new hood !! and not 1000$ plus windshield and body work job ..

    Happy 2017 !









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    Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

    posted by  Trev29 on  Sat Dec 31 07:23 CST 2016
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    Scary!

    "In need of a good used set of hinges at a reasonable shipping rate to Montreal"
    There's a brickboard member, "Patrick of Montreal", who may be able to help you. Check his profile.

    --
    1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb, M46 trans, 3:31 dif, in Brampton, Ont.








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    Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

    posted by  Hendoo on  Fri Dec 30 18:19 CST 2016
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    Yikes! Makes my skin crawl reading about it...

    Seriously good show getting stopped with no additional damage and nobody hurt.

    Methinks many of us will pay more attention to the cable and latches after reading this...








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      Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

      posted by  Salt N Pepper on  Sat Dec 31 04:55 CST 2016
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      I'm sorry to hear of the damage, but glad it wasn't worse. I read somewhere of using ATF as a lubricant instead of heavy oil on the hood hinges. I've never tried this myself, but plan to load up my pump oiler with some Type F ATF and lubricate my hood and door hinges as well.

      Happy New Year,

      Andrew








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        Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

        posted by  derek uk on  Sat Dec 31 05:54 CST 2016
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        Sorry to read about your mishap. Glad you survived. The Achilles heel in this scenario is the small lever under the slam panel. Out of sight, out of mind but easy to free and lubricate with the grill off. At least the hood hinges remind you they need attention each time you open it.

        Happy New Year to all.








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    Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

    posted by  Dukester on  Fri Dec 30 18:10 CST 2016
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    Glad to hear you were able to stop safely. What a shock it must have been to see the hood coming up and towards the windshield!
    ...and a Happy New Year to you too.

    Dukester '85 244 M46 (with the original clutch!) 250K (not "original" miles as the "original" miles were 000,000.








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    Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

    posted by  volvo426 on  Fri Dec 30 15:28 CST 2016
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    secondary latch fails to catch it. Sorry to hear that's one part i am going to lube up. Lucky wife wasn't driving i would get my ears chewed of with constant nagging for months.







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      Friendly reminder to oil your hood latch and cable 200

      posted by  oldduke on  Sat Dec 31 07:12 CST 2016
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      wow 426- sounds like youve tasted the worst of barracudaism. thought volvo 240 owners were blessed with the absence of this problem. have oiled my hood hinges on the 92 regularly but not sure how effective oiling attempts on cable have been. count your blessings you could be trying to r and r the blower motor. dealers soak you 1 g for this job. regards oldduke







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