What am I Missing? 1991 Ford F-350 hood latch

[Doofy]

Makes no sense to me. Does the lower latch just catch on the edge of the hole in the hood?

Perhaps my snowplow solenoid is sticking up just a little to high (about 3/4" above everything else). The only adjustments I see for anything are at the lower latch.

 

[TMGT]

The latch in the picture is CLOSED.
Open it from inside the truck THEN close the hood.

What he said

 

[Doofy]

Again... your picture & the picture in post #50 look exactly like my functioning hoods do.
You are missing NOTHING.
The latch hooks on the hood under the spring. NO extra pieces.

Thanks. I lost a lot of hair thinking on this. I will try some adjustments.

 

[Doofy]

What he said

I just moved the Latch out a little for the photo. It operates properly.

 

[Doofy]

Here's a pic I found from a 92 F150 (same hood). The mark in the small recessed and reinforced area should be where it latches.View attachment 673145

Sorry. You are absolutely correct. I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for not giving up on me and reposting.

 

[MossRoad]

Sorry. You are absolutely correct. I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for not giving up on me and reposting.

My Suburban's passenger door does that sometimes. For some reason the latching fingers don't open all the way when the door is opened. Then, when you close it, they hit the striker, forcing the latch to close even further before it engages the striker. From that point on, I'll never be able to close the door without first opening the handle to re-open the latch. Sometimes that doesn't work, and I'll have to use my fingers to open the latch all the way. Lubing it all up and operating it without closing the door a few times helps. But sometimes, even if it's clean as a whistle, all the lube in the world won't help a worn out part.

So now that you have it figured out, just make sure it's clean, lubed and not bent, or it'll happen again on you.

 

[Doofy]

Again... your picture & the picture in post #50 look exactly like my functioning hoods do.
You are missing NOTHING.
The latch hooks on the hood under the spring. NO extra pieces.

Thanks for reposting. I understand it now.

 

[TMGT]

I just moved the Latch out a little for the photo. It operates properly.

If the latch is staying in that position it might be sticking or the spring is broken.

Your latch looks cleaner then most I'm use to, maybe it was replaced and not adjusted properly.

When you close the hood does is go down all the way and pop back up or does it stop before it's closed? If it stops does it fell like its rocking on the latch in the center?

 

[Doofy]

My Suburban's passenger door does that sometimes. For some reason the latching fingers don't open all the way when the door is opened. Then, when you close it, they hit the striker, forcing the latch to close even further before it engages the striker. From that point on, I'll never be able to close the door without first opening the handle to re-open the latch. Sometimes that doesn't work, and I'll have to use my fingers to open the latch all the way. Lubing it all up and operating it without closing the door a few times helps. But sometimes, even if it's clean as a whistle, all the lube in the world won't help a worn out part.

So now that you have it figured out, just make sure it's clean, lubed and not bent, or it'll happen again on you.

Good advice. Thanks

 

[TMGT]

Sorry. You are absolutely correct. I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. Thanks for not giving up on me and reposting.

I just didn't want to looking for the non existent catch the rest of your life lol