[Graeme / New Zealand]

If you have had the mechanism to bits you need to ensure you reinstall the pivot points the right way otherwise it will never sit down flush. I installed them the wrong way around on a 47 v8 I had many years ago and could not get it to close flush. I ended up elongating the holes on the bracket that attaches to the lid and that the arms pivot off so I could move the body down. This was wrong , a "Heath Robinson " fix.

On my current v8 ,I received the car disassembled. When I came to put the vent in same problem. However this time I had access to a book with an exploded diagram and worked out what I had done wrong last time. This one shuts tight with no leaks. That's the first thing I'd do....check the mechanism is assembled correctly. If it is assembled correctly and a fresh rubber gasket is used it should snap down tight on it. Over time the ridge around the under edge of the lid will "mold" into the gasket.


GB