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Subject:Re: Engine Cover Woes (74)
From:David Schwarze
Date:Thu, 18 Apr 1996 14:31:09 -0500 (CDT)

Craig Standley writes:
> 
> My advice to anyone with an older bus is to check the hinge *before* it
> breaks, because it will be much easier to fix if it isn't already broken.
> I am still trying to figure out the best way to do this, but it looks like
> drilling it out and running a bolt through the hinge is my best option,
> without actually removing the entire hinge.

Why don't you just replace the whole hinge?  They are about $1 at the
junkyard, and are not hard to find.  One huge phillips screwdriver and a
few minutes and it's done.

-David

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