I just went out and measured a couple of sets. Original 05/81 date code Lift-O-Mats are 17" ball center to center. I have a car here with a set of Grady's that are a couple of years old - same measurement. The louvers and hood work fine. You may have something else out of adjustment. Dave S. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, doctorDHD@xxxx wrote: > > I don't mind embarrassing myself if some good will come out of it. > > Can someone please measure the center to center length of a louvre strut and > let me know what it should be. My "originals" measure 18.25" but some > replacements I just received from eBay are only 17.25" so they do not allow the > louvre to raise up enough which prevents the engine To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/