Topic: Hood hinge spring variation

[ExportMach]

The other day I pulled the springs out of storage to prep them for phosphating and I noticed that the two springs that I am almost certain came off my Mach are completely different from each. They are different lengths, diameters and wire sizes. I am going to dig into the MPC to see which spring is correct and then try and find a second. Has anyone else experienced this situation where the hood hinge springs arent matching?

[krelboyne]

1970 Mercury Cougar uses a spring like you describe. Thicker wire, and shorter stack of coils from normal.

[67gta289]

One of the parts with few iterations over the years.  Ford and Mercury MPC pics attached.  Both provide spring lengths so you can at least compare that dimension.

[RoyceP]

Yes it sounds like his car may have picked up a '70 Cougar hood spring at some point in its life, while the other spring is for a Mustang. Easy to fix since the hinges are the same. 

1970 Mercury Cougar uses a spring like you describe. Thicker wire, and shorter stack of coils from normal.

[ExportMach]

Here are a couple of pics of my springs. The longer one measures 5 15/32" LOA x 1 31/32" dia. x 3/16" wire dia. The shorter one measures 5 5/16" LOA x 2 5/32" dia. x 1/4" wire dia. It appears the longer spring is the correct spring for my Mach and the shorter one is for something else, probably Cougar.