- Close the hood, at least engaging the first latch, and check the hood-to-fender
and hood-to-cowl seams and alignment. Re-open the hood and make adjustments
as needed to give equal seams all around. When the hood is in final alignment,
tighten the hinge bolts.
- Reconnect the washer lines and any electrical lines which were disconnected.
- Check the hood latch operation; it should engage easily and smoothly. The
latch should release without the use of excessive force. The hood latch mounting
bolts may be loosened; the latch can be adjusted left/right or up/down to
compensate for the hood striker position.
- With the hood closed and latched, check the height of the hood. It should
sit even with the fender tops; this dimension may be adjusted by turning the
hood stops to a higher or lower position. Note that adjusting these stops
may require readjustment of the latch to position the hood correctly.
