55 Fargo Posted March 15, 2018 Report Posted March 15, 2018 Okay on my C series truck my glove box door flys open every time i floor it. Not sure a magnet latch would work. Anyone else deal with this? Quote
Merle Coggins Posted March 16, 2018 Report Posted March 16, 2018 You got too much raw power now with the dual carbs. You’ll need to de-tune it... JK 1 Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 12:06 AM, Merle Coggins said: You got too much raw power now with the dual carbs. You’ll need to de-tune it... JK Expand I wish Quote
Los_Control Posted March 16, 2018 Report Posted March 16, 2018 no picture of mine, but has a magnet from a cabinet door holding it closed. Pretty simple and does not look to hokey .... to me Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 12:31 AM, Los_Control said: no picture of mine, but has a magnet from a cabinet door holding it closed. Pretty simple and does not look to hokey .... to me Expand Yes think it would work good.. Quote
JPP Posted March 17, 2018 Report Posted March 17, 2018 Does the door hinge go over or under cardboard insert? Quote
PT81Jan Posted March 17, 2018 Report Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) On 3/15/2018 at 11:27 PM, 55 Fargo Spitfire said: Okay on my C series truck my glove box door flys open every time i floor it. Not sure a magnet latch would work. Anyone else deal with this? Expand Same here, although the door springs are pretty good. I mounted 2 universal magnets (red arrows) to the corners of the box. The have got threaded pins on the rear. Tuck in, nut on it (yellow arrow), done. Diameter approx 1/4". Strong enough to keep the door closed, but not too strong which allows to open the door without much force. Got them from a DIY store. Edited March 17, 2018 by PT81Jan 2 1 Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 3:20 PM, PT81Jan said: Same here, although the door springs are pretty good. I mounted 2 universal magnets (red arrows) to the corners of the box. The have got threaded pins on the rear. Tuck in, nut on it (yellow arrow), done. Diameter approx 1/4". Strong enough to keep the doors closed, but not too strong which allows to open the door without much force. Got them from a DIY store. Expand Great idea thanx Quote
59bisquik Posted March 17, 2018 Report Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) On 3/17/2018 at 10:06 AM, JPP said: Does the door hinge go over or under cardboard insert? Expand Mounts like this... 55... Are you missing this spring? Mine shuts nicely and never flips open even with the awesome power of my worn out tug 218 lol. Edited March 17, 2018 by 59bisquik Quote
JPP Posted March 17, 2018 Report Posted March 17, 2018 What I noticed if I use the outer screws, that is the one to the far left and far right and leave out the middle two, everything works great. If I install all four then the door doesn’t close well. Just what I see on my truck. Best of luck. Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) On 3/17/2018 at 4:45 PM, 59bisquik said: Mounts like this... 55... Are you missing this spring? Mine shuts nicely and never flips open even with the awesome power of my worn out tug 218 lol. Expand What 218 ? Yah missing mine and i might know where 1 is. Edited March 17, 2018 by 55 Fargo Spitfire Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 4:45 PM, 59bisquik said: Mounts like this... 55... Are you missing this spring? Mine shuts nicely and never flips open even with the awesome power of my worn out tug 218 lol. Expand Gotta get me a spring like that cant find any at home. Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 4:45 PM, 59bisquik said: Mounts like this... 55... Are you missing this spring? Mine shuts nicely and never flips open even with the awesome power of my worn out tug 218 lol. Expand Thanx Buddy back in business. I knew i had 1, but even Ole Rockwood wasnt sure what it'spurpose was....lol 1 Quote
johnsartain Posted March 29, 2018 Report Posted March 29, 2018 Rockwood? Are you talking about a source for the door spring? I would like information on that if you have it! Quote
The Oil Soup Posted March 31, 2018 Report Posted March 31, 2018 Roberts shows one for the earlier trucks, not sure if that would work. http://www.robertsmotorparts.com/store/interior-area-related-parts?pagesize=12&pagenumber=2 Quote
55 Fargo Posted April 1, 2018 Author Report Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/29/2018 at 7:00 PM, johnsartain said: Rockwood? Are you talking about a source for the door spring? I would like information on that if you have it! Expand No i had my own in my parts stash Quote
johnsartain Posted April 1, 2018 Report Posted April 1, 2018 A day after I responded, I sent an email to Steve Flokstra at DCM hoping he had some used ones. Turns out he had new ones for $10. I got one on the way. 1 Quote
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