[V8] major differences between 90, 91, 92,& 93 model years of the V8Q

[Kneale Brownson]

If you lived in snow country, where the hood regularly gets a coating of
ice, you might find old struts a bit less than "robust" in the cold.

At 10:28 PM 1/16/2005 -0800, urq wrote:
>... both of my '91s have the strut lifters ... frankly, I wish I had the 
>springs!  Scott's note talks about "no more getting knocked on the head" ... 
>well I've had more problem with those struts than with the springs ... at 
>least they were adjustable!
>
>That said, I am amazed to see  how robust the struts for the hood are!  I 
>can't say I've ever *needed* to replace them ... strangely enough, one of 
>the '91s seems a bit weak ... but I wonder what it is about these ... 
>probably the longer stroke ...
>
>Steve B
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>
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>At the bottom of this page, it shows P/Ns and how to retrofit:
>http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/interior.html
>
>It also says that this was standard after July of 1990...  My V8, June '90, 
>has them (VIN 77474).  Must be one of the first :-)
>
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>  Wasn't there in 92 or? which had the hydrolic rear
>trunk lifts (like the Urs cars) & not the spring type
>of the eirlier type 44's? (5k'q, 200, & 100's)
>
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