hood props fail at freezing temperatures?

[Tony Hoffman]

Yep, its time to replace them. When its warmer outside they have more
pressure just due to the additional temperature.

Tony

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:55 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.
>