[Old Henry]

I tried everything on my 47 Sedan hood, including everything in the article, and it still wouldn't sit down tight. I took the springs off and it sat down just fine. I concluded that the bolts and/or holes at the moving points on my hood hinge were too worn to pull the hood down tight no matter how the hinge was set. Rather than replace all of that I use a stick to hold the hood up and put some weak springs that do nothing in place of the stock ones just for looks. Works for me.