My hood hasn't been working lately, falling almost everytime I put it up...and even once on my friend's hand who was helping me out with my alternator...OUCH!!!...is there hydraulic fluid I can refill or what gives?

 

Sounds like you need new hood struts. I think they run for somewhere between $25 and $50. I need new ones too. I'm using vice grips to hold mine up

 

internetautomart sells new ones for $50

 

I use the handle from my jack to hold my hood up.

 

internetstore man get in here and confirm this...are they 2 for $50?

 

I remember putting my wipers back on once. Then all the sudden my hood came crashing down and one of the bolts that holds the hood hinge to the hood landed right on the **** of my wrist. My wrist was black and purple for like 2 weeks after that.. ouch!

On this note, buy some new hood struts.

 

http://internetautomart.com/3rdgen.html

He seems to be a bit busy lately so you might have to wait a bit to get them if you do order them. But he's reliable. I've bought many things from him. Still waiting on my control arm bushing though, Brian

 

im not seeing any hood struts on there

 

I got mine at discount auto parts. Used to be Advance Auto. They were a direct fit too. Some of them are not. Some you have to drill out. I think I got both for about $50.

 

Ditto 678910

 

dood, can you read?
it's the 4th item down on the front page!

 

Lol....they were probably just looking for a "hood strut" page. Its cool though guys

 

 

Gotta Love this place!
They are $50 a pair shipped, I think the problem with non-direct fitting affects the 92-94s
Because about 1/2 of the units I've sold come back but IIRC they were all 92,93,94s
besides, IF they don't work for ya I'll refund the money no problems

 

So what actually causes the strut to go bad? just age?

 

Age, the deterioration of the seals, fluid leaking past said seals