HOOD CRACKS REVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM

Model and Year: 1985-88 CORVETTE WITH RPO L98 ENGINE

Comments may be received that the hood can crack on the subject vehicle if it contacts the forward end of the inlet manifold plenum. This interference condition can be corrected by installing a revised inlet manifold plenum, P/N 10108443.

The hood can be repaired by normal repair procedures. Use woven glass fabric (7oz./ft.2) plus epoxy for the underside of the hood. V out the top side. Fill the crack with material as reported in Chevrolet Service Bulletin 86-185 (Section 10) dated Oct., 1986.

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