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Old 08-28-2020, 08:58 AM   #1
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Default hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

hood is 2 inches off finders
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Old 08-28-2020, 09:14 AM   #2
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i sorry 1947 monarch
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Old 08-28-2020, 09:50 AM   #3
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Default Re: hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

lenmissy, click on edit post and then advanced, you can edit the title in there. can't help with the hood, sorry.
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Old 08-28-2020, 10:26 PM   #4
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Default Re: hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

search V-8 times for an article by Mark S. Kicsak on adj. 41 ford hoods. is a while back. I assume your Monarch is pretty close to 41-48 fords
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Old 08-29-2020, 03:58 AM   #5
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Default Re: hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

Here is a link to the above mentioned article.

http://www.marksfordparts.com/articl..._June_2009.pdf
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Old 08-29-2020, 09:01 AM   #6
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Old 08-29-2020, 10:40 PM   #7
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Default Re: hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

remember moving the hinges up on the firewall lowers the hood
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Old 08-30-2020, 08:22 AM   #8
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thanks you guys being lot of help.
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Old 08-30-2020, 02:02 PM   #9
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I changed the hinge and spring new pulled hinge up high as i can same 2 inches at back i give up till i get more info.
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Old 08-31-2020, 11:58 AM   #10
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Default Re: hood adjust how do i adust the hood on my 2947 monarch

The Monarch cars were pretty much same as the Mercury cars post war but there was some of similarity to the Ford cars in the 42 thru 48 years.
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