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how do you align the hood on a 84 suburban? the hood is higher than the fenders and cowl at the rear of the hood.
 
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Thanks, But I have these type of hinges...Mine is made of 84/87 parts..... I have a 84 shop manual and couldnt find alignment for the hood....
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To start, lube the the hinge pivots, all 10 of them.
 

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Is the rear of the hood possibly resting on the air cleaner? I had this issue for a bit before I realized hood was doing that, changed to a 1" shorter filter element and problem solved. JM2C:party52:
 

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i dont think its resting on the air cleaner...its stock, the truck has a 1" body lift and there isnt any rub marks on the hood insulation.

I will lube everything
 

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Loosen and adjust the rear hinge bolts
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I will lube everything

Good. After you do that and open and close the hood a few times, then go to the rear of the hood (hood closed) by the hinge and push down. If it moves down, the hinges are not out of adjustment.
 

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thanks guys, got it fixed....
 

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What did you have to do? Same hinge type but everything appears to be lined up. Shifting the hood latech over some to see would it catch and nothing.
 

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My 84 Sierra 2500 is doing the same thing. I replaced the original hood with an OEM one and still can't get the back to go down. I even tried raising the cowl panel and that didn't work.
 

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