Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum

General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: Terry T on October 17, 2010, 04:36:05 PM

Title: HOOD RELEASE
Post by: Terry T on October 17, 2010, 04:36:05 PM

What Kaisers had a hood release handle inside the passenger compartment?

Title: Re: HOOD RELEASE
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on October 17, 2010, 05:39:43 PM

All Kaisers and Frazers had an inside release.  The shape of the handle changed over the years, but they all had it as well as a secondary catch that was released by hand.

Title: Re: HOOD RELEASE
Post by: Terry T on October 17, 2010, 05:51:55 PM

Would a Kaiser hood latch plate work with a Henry J hood lock bolt plate, ie, will Kaiser part that is monted to rad support interfact with the Henry J part mounted to hood??

Title: Re: HOOD RELEASE
Post by: jsgmpeek on October 19, 2010, 01:45:55 PM

Looking at both a Kaiser and Henry J hood release, they are definitely different, not interchangeable.  If you can secure the release cable to the lever/rod that moves left to right rather than fore and aft you could fabricate a hood release system. But why bother since the HJ system works?

Title: Re: HOOD RELEASE
Post by: Fid on October 19, 2010, 01:58:14 PM

Before this gets too far the "All Kaiser and Frazers had it..." does not refer to the Henry J. If you're asking/talking about the Henry J, they did not have a hood release cable.