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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Holland, MI
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Fitting engine lid
I cannot get my engine lid to fit well at all. Is there a secret? I have moved it around as much as I can. The lid wants to hit the rear trunk lid.
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08-23-2001, 03:14 AM
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Try adjusting the rear trunk lid. It's easier to mess with that than the engine lid IMHO. An extra set of hands to wrestle the trunk is a good idea, good luck
 Nathan ------------------ '73 2.0 914 |
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08-23-2001, 04:50 AM
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Sometimes the "L" brackets that the engine lid bolt to break their welds at the top and bend rearward, causing a clearance problem with the lid-to trunk clearance. I'd check those welds
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08-24-2001, 08:18 AM
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Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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I had the same problem once. The passenger side L-bracket cracked at the fillet and bent downward. It shifted the lid to the point where it wouldn't close unless I pushed the lid forward and then downward. I ended up removing the lid, had my buddy re-weld the bracket and then we put the cover back on. The cover didn't want fit well at all so I made the slotted holes a bit bigger on the engine cover. Two sets of hands was the key though. I just couldn't get it to fit by myself.
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08-24-2001, 08:22 PM
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1973 Porsche 914 2.0
