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1956 Hood won’t stay open after replacing hinges

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Hello, I replaced both hood hinges of my 56 bird and now the hood will not stay open on its own. Anyone run into this issue before or know how to fix it? Thank you

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fcurto said:
Hello, I replaced both hood hinges of my 56 bird and now the hood will not stay open on its own. Anyone run into this issue before or know how to fix it? Thank you
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Did you install the coiled hood hinge springs?
 
Are you sure they are on right? They are no where near strong enough to lift the hood, they are barely enough to keep it open when it is fully open. What exactly do you mean it will not stay open?
 
When I got my car one of the coil spring anchors was broken so the hood was held open only the the spring on the other side. Needless to say, it barely stayed up but it did stay. If yours won't stay up with both hinges and springs installed I'd have to think the springs are not installed correctly.
 
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