In a message dated 5/2/00 11:01:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
m.radtke@ELM.AZ05.BULL.COM writes:

<< All of my other
 struts were stronger in the winter and weaker in the summer, so I predicted
 that when the hot weather hit, the struts would fail.
  >>

actually, fluid filled hatch/hood struts fail more in COLDER weather, not
warmer..
the hood struts on my audi usually dont have as much holding capability in
cold weather and more in warm.
chris