Cotter pin in boot lid

[DennisR]

Got my lid off for repainting, cleaning up the underside and in the middle of the lid is a hollow with a cotter pin sticking out, just curious what it`s for if anything,

[Tom Wesenberg]

I sure don't recognize your picture as being part of a hood. Do you have a picture from a bit more distant?

[Dick M]

Is not the "boot" lid also known as the trunk lid?

[Tom Wesenberg]

That's right.........The bonnet is the hood.

[DennisR]

Sorry, trunk, it`s not a big deal, just that I wondered why a neatly bent over cotter with no apparent use should be there...........................

[pgerhardt]

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Since the model A did not have a trunk (or boot) I am assuming that you have a stand alone trunk that sits on a rack. As far as your question goes, I don't know, but in general a cotter pin is sometimes placed in a hole to keep it open to allow free draining of oil or water in places where it may be plugged up by debris.

[Bill Cilker]

Dennis
There was a square piece of felt that was held on by the cotter key. It was to stop drumming of the metal.

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by pgerhardt

Since the model A did not have a trunk (or boot) I am assuming that you have a stand alone trunk that sits on a rack. As far as your question goes, I don't know, but in general a cotter pin is sometimes placed in a hole to keep it open to allow free draining of oil or water in places where it may be plugged up by debris.

So what was the thing called when the coupe or roadster didn't have
a rumble seat.

[DennisR]

Originally Posted by Bill Cilker

Dennis
There was a square piece of felt that was held on by the cotter key. It was to stop drumming of the metal.

Thanks Bill, so it does have a use.

[ford-m]

Looks like mine on a 1929 Canadian Roadster trunk Lid.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by Bob C

So what was the thing called when the coupe or roadster didn't have
a rumble seat.

A trunk!