bonnet not locking. 1967 nada

[clearcut]

just got my land rover. open bonnet and now can not get it to lock down

any ideas or directions would be great

picture of the land rover coming in a few days

serial number. 34300211. A

thanks

josh

[darbsclt]

Hi Josh,

While you're taking pictures... you may want to snap a few of the bonnet latch & latching pin. There might be an easily observable issue.

Also, I ran your serial number through "Calvin" and the findings are below. Do they line up with your vehicle/history? I'm confused by the suffix "A" on a '67

343 Model: Land Rover, Series IIA
Body type: NADA Station wagon
Wheel base: 109in
Engine: 6-cylinder
Model years: 1968-1971
Destination: Export, left-hand drive (LHD)
00211 Serial number
A Design: Unmodified
Suffix used on SIIA from October 1961 till March 1963, and on SIII from 1971 till 1973

Cheers...

[Andrew IIA]

Lubricate all the latch components thoroughly. I have to do this now and then to keep mine working.

[clearcut]

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[clearcut]

What type of lubricate due use for those cold snow pictures of yours

thanks

[Andrew IIA]

What type of lubricate due use for those cold snow pictures of yours

thanks

I like spray-can white lithium grease. Good for door latches too.

[darbsclt]

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Everything looks good to me. As stated the mechanism positioning is easily adjusted an should be well lubricated. I've found that the catch shown in the photo below might stick (not fully retract) when the bonnet is opened. If so, the bonnet may have problems fully closing.

I always check this catch prior to closing and if it's not fully retracted... just flick it over.

[lumpydog]

Also - here is a picture of the actual mechanism behind the strike plate. Notice (red arrow) that there is also an additional collar/latch that closes on the tip of the hood pin. That pin extends out beyond the spring retainer when it hits the striker plate, exposing a narrower neck and the head of the pin should get captured by the collar/latch that the red arrow points to. The pin may need to be unscrewed/extended so it can be choked/retained by the collar.

A few other observations:

1) The entire latch assembly seems offset to the right. Check the hood's alignment and hinges. Likely not a big deal and within normal tolerance. Note - if you do want to move the latch/strike assembly, it needs to be accessed/loosened from below. The nuts to the right and left of the strike plate in your pictures are tack welded in place.

2) With the hood open - press the latch that the red arrow points to in darbsclt's picture and make sure the collar (seen in mine) is snapping out. You can then reset it by reaching down and using the hood/open rod reached through the front grill.

[clearcut]

yesterday took apart, and cleaned over night Part was jammed . fix jam, reinstalled, and all is now workings

thanks

josh