hood props fail at freezing temperatures?

[Hayes Myers]

How old is the unit?  You could set up some strut prewarmers that would
trigger off you opening the door handle maybe? ...perhaps add a battery to
give that extra boost needed to make them perform...or..get new struts.
Make sure you put the clip on your struts..i didn't and it came off the
mount and punched through my igloo. Yuck.

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:55 PM, 200q 20v <a200q20v at gmail.com> wrote:

> I usually keep my car in the garage but recently left outside overnight.
> Opened the hood in the morning to check fluids level and noticed that
> hood does not stay open. Never happened before. Held hood open by hand
> for a minute or two then props apparently gained enough power to keep
> hood up. Is it the indication of a failure. There are no noticeable
> leaks and if left in the warm garage there is no abnormal behavior
> whatsoever. The part number is 443 823 359 B. I will put the spare one
> in the freezer to see what happens. I measured around 300N force at room
> temperature.
>
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