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freddieboy
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Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« on: Nov 27th, 2010, 8:20am » |
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The cold weather seems to affect the bonnet gas support struts which results in the bonnet slamming shut without warning.
Best to use additional support such as a broom to avoid injury.
Its heavy man  cheers no-fingers Fred 
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gozz
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Re: Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« Reply #1 on: Nov 27th, 2010, 10:36am » |
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Fred you remind me of the judge who didn't have any thumbs,his name was :-
Justice Fingers 
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Re: Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« Reply #2 on: Nov 27th, 2010, 7:52pm » |
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on Nov 27th, 2010, 10:36am, gozz wrote:Fred you remind me of the judge who didn't have any thumbs,his name was :-
Justice Fingers
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Was he the bloke who wrote the book about herbal remedies.................
Or was that Ivor Cure........... 
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Re: Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« Reply #3 on: Nov 29th, 2010, 10:39am » |
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on Nov 27th, 2010, 8:20am, freddieboy wrote:The cold weather seems to affect the bonnet gas support struts which results in the bonnet slamming shut without warning.
Best to use additional support such as a broom to avoid injury.
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Never heard of this one before, is one of them maybe failing Fred?
One strut on its own is not enough to hold it.
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gozz
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Re: Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« Reply #4 on: Nov 29th, 2010, 8:16pm » |
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That's right Stuart,but they are not as 'volatile' in sub zero temps,the hearse tailgates have a similar problem.
Just unclip em Fred and push them in on the ground,you'll soon see which one is the weakest.
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Simmo
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Re: Bonnet Gas Struts-Warning!
« Reply #5 on: Nov 29th, 2010, 9:12pm » |
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That is exactly what Freddie was suggesting at yesterdays meet. He felt it was the very low temp that affected the 'operation' of the struts. They were certainly perfectly OK whilst Dave was changing the ABS module at yesterdays meet. 
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