"service Position" for the hood?
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"service Position" for the hood?
Year: 87
Model: Turbo II
Specifics 5lug & 5spd
Is there a "service" position for the hood that raises it higher? On my s2000 theres 2 positions for the hood prop so it opens like baby-alligator or pappa alligator. i want pappa alligator.
also i see that theres a "detent" or stop on the hood hinge. are those removable so the hood can swing higher?
Model: Turbo II
Specifics 5lug & 5spd
Is there a "service" position for the hood that raises it higher? On my s2000 theres 2 positions for the hood prop so it opens like baby-alligator or pappa alligator. i want pappa alligator.
also i see that theres a "detent" or stop on the hood hinge. are those removable so the hood can swing higher?
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I find that removing 4 convenient bolts and the washer hose gives you lots of room to work on the engine.
I actually do that,so it's not a smart *** answer.
I got a bad back so I just remove the hood and go to town......(for beer..)
I actually do that,so it's not a smart *** answer.
I got a bad back so I just remove the hood and go to town......(for beer..)
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you talking about just pulling the hood? id do that but i jsut got the car and it needs quite a bit of work. im basically fixing one thing/night then taking it on a test drive to make sure its all well and fine. just dont want to be taking the hood off and on a bunch of times each day.
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you talking about just pulling the hood? id do that but i jsut got the car and it needs quite a bit of work. im basically fixing one thing/night then taking it on a test drive to make sure its all well and fine. just dont want to be taking the hood off and on a bunch of times each day.
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if you're creative, it will open enough for you to do just about anything. i swapped engines in my '87 without ever taking the hood off - something virtually impossible with the Gen I.
i set something up using a mop-handle. ghetto, i know, but it worked and when i got the car, it didn't a have a hood prop at all.
i set something up using a mop-handle. ghetto, i know, but it worked and when i got the car, it didn't a have a hood prop at all.
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i pop them open until they begin to get binding resistance and then use a pole to prop them up. you can do anything you need to do without removing the hood. my load leveller takes up nearly an additional 12" on my cherry picker to the engine and it still clears well enough to rip out an engine and transmission together.
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when im working on it. looks like this from the side < i want it to look like this L so i can get my giant head back there to see what im doing.
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personally i think its got to do with how the cars are manufactured and designed. keep in mind just about all honda's are front wheel drive so having the hood open like that means you can get the motor out from the top if you dont have a way to get the car high enough and drop the motor out the bottom.
however my s2000 has that too and its just wicked convenient.
however my s2000 has that too and its just wicked convenient.
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