Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:26 am, by: Ibi Chehab(Ibi)
My brother was driving the car when the radiator blew (tank top went into 3 different pieces) and as a result the bonnet flung open. I've now installed a replacement radiator but the bonnet doesn't close fully (about 1cm gap). I think the latch might have moved as a result of the 'explosion' but i've had no luck adjusting it. Does anyone know if the latch can be adjusted. I've tried undoing the 3 bolts that hold it together so I can move it down but it wont budge?
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 11:13 am, by: Ibi Chehab(Ibi)
Yep, I've adjusted the spacers but its not them. Its got to do with the latch, if I push down on the sides I can feel them go down all the way, its only when I push down in the middle of the bonnet that it doesn't go down any further.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 01:09 pm, by: Tref Abbott(Tref)
I had this problem. I also adjusted the rubber spacers and also tried moving the mechanism without any success. In the end I removed the spacers altogether and it worked. However I also still have a small gap. In your case, it does sound like something has moved somewhere.
Friday, January 19, 2007 - 09:57 am, by: Ibi Chehab(Ibi)
The bonnet is 'latching down'. It was my brother who was driving the car and he told me that when the radiator blew the bonnet flung all the way up. No matter how hard i press down on it in the middle where the latch is, it aint going down any further. On the sides, if I press on the bonnet, it will go down to normal 'level', its just in the middle that it wont go down any further.
Friday, January 19, 2007 - 11:09 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
I recon he's driven into something and doesn't want to admit it. I know steam is powerful, but I can't believe it would be that powerful, or that something wouldn't have let go before producing such an explosion. If there was that much pressure in the system, wouldn't it have blown the headgasket too?
Friday, January 19, 2007 - 12:33 pm, by: Peter Nitschke(Pen)
It all doesn't add up for me either. Rob H had a pretty spectacular tank blowout at PI under track conditions, it made a mess, but didn't blow the bonnet open as far as I know.
If it came up while they were driving, then it would have wrapped itself around the windscreen (don't ask me how I know this )
The tank went into 3 pieces, the amount of energy needed for those pieces to bend the bonnet or latch would have surely meant those pieces would have left dents where they impacted.
Even then, plastic versus the bonnet and or latch - pick a winner.
Perhaps they hit a landmine?
Dan McColl Goo Roo Victoria Active V8 and a Factory Manual xf.
Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 04:22 pm, by: Steven Anderson(Cusscuss)
the latch will probably have a lot to do with where its sitting, my guess is that if it had enough pressure to flint the bonnet up, the latch would have had a fair bit of upward pressure on it, thus pulling it up and making the bonnet sit up.
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