2320 annoying hood latch rattle at idle
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Often times the latch plate has oblong mounting screw holes that allow it to adjusted up and down. Try loosing the bolts and sliding the assembly down. This will put a little tension on the latch and hopefully cure the rattle.
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I noticed that on the first day. I have gotten used to it. I will look into trying to adjust it like was previously mentioned.
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quick fix put rubber O rings on studs that hold hood latch up works great no more rattle...!!!
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Great simple fix!
We sure would like to see your ingenuity. I am ussuming it rattles with the hood down?
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That would be,,,, X2
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Fixed, Just the gentle pur of the Yanmar!
This was easy to do! I removed the latch, just 2 little Cotter Pins. Careful you dont bang your head. There was no way to make any mechanical adjustment . The 2 pieces of metal join together at a factory welded hinge piont. There is a lot of slop there, so I shimmed the slop with electrical tape. I used 3M Super 33. It is good in all temperatures, Super 88 is even better. I started by wrapping as close as I could to the pivot point. Wrap tightly, I think I got about 5 wraps on and then started wrapping in a single layer all the way up the length. This was not needed though because the hinge doesnt completely close. I think only about 3 " is needed to be wrapped. I closed the hinge and it was tight but the metal shaved away the extra tape for a perfect fit. I worked it in a few times and trimmed away the excess shavings. I then covered the area with baby powder to absorb all the exposed gooey tape adhesive. I installed it and it works great!
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This was easy to do! I removed the latch, just 2 little Cotter Pins. Careful you dont bang your head. There was no way to make any mechanical adjustment . The 2 pieces of metal join together at a factory welded hinge piont. There is a lot of slop there, so I shimmed the slop with electrical tape. I used 3M Super 33. It is good in all temperatures, Super 88 is even better. I started by wrapping as close as I could to the pivot point. Wrap tightly, I think I got about 5 wraps on and then started wrapping in a single layer all the way up the length. This was not needed though because the hinge doesnt completely close. I think only about 3 " is needed to be wrapped. I closed the hinge and it was tight but the metal shaved away the extra tape for a perfect fit. I worked it in a few times and trimmed away the excess shavings. I then covered the area with baby powder to absorb all the exposed gooey tape adhesive. I installed it and it works great!
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good fix Pete my o-rings failed and I ended up doing pretty much what you did...seems to stop the problem...!!! good job....
In case someone comes across this. I just fixed mine today after 10 years on annoyance.
I used two flat washers to take up the gap around the lower hood stand mount.
I shuffled through a few different thickness washers to find a pair that filled the gap. So easy I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner.
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I used two flat washers to take up the gap around the lower hood stand mount.
I shuffled through a few different thickness washers to find a pair that filled the gap. So easy I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner.
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