blarson

I have a 91' runner and every time reach about 80 mph or drive in high winds my hood starts to shake. I am sure that it is nothing serious but it seems a little excessive. I took a look under the hood and it seems that the actual hinges are behind the firewall. Does anyone have any experience with this??

roger

My '98 Tacoma does that a little bit too. I think it's just the way they are designed. It is a truck after all. I just ignore it.

Jason B

Do you have a bug shield on it? That will definitely cause it.

rimpainter.com

Have you checked the hood adjustment grommets/screws at the front upper crossmember (by the headlights)? If not, make sure those are not too far down, they can cause excessive flutter too.

But I agree with what's been said, a bug shield causes more hood flutter. Mine is annoying, but only if I stare at it, and at 80+MPH, I should be looking elsewhere

AZ4ME

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[QUOTE=<96 Runner>]Have you checked the hood adjustment grommets/screws at the front upper crossmember (by the headlights)? If not, make sure those are not too far down, they can cause excessive flutter too.

This is what helped my hood at high speeds.

blarson

Thanks for the info. I do have a bug shield i am sure that that contributes. I adjusted those grommets for the hood as well, it helped. Thanks for the help.

Jason B

Yes, mine never did it until I added it. Also, that shield reduces your MPG by at least 1 mpg.

rimpainter.com

I didn't lose 1 MPG when I put mine on at 83K miles. Where did you get that information?

I keep track of my MPG on charts, so I am going to have to go back and review that. I do remember a slight loss, but I thought that was from my 4.30 gears that I switched to at the same time.