Well, thanks Juli, appreciate it. Not to get to personal, but we have a super relationship. Maybe it works so well because I am a "toy person" and she is not. She likes me to be happy and supports all my "craziness"...also have a 15 piece drum kit

that takes up 1/4 of our family room...not to mention I am an officer in our Fire Department. Makes for a might full week and no spare time, but always have to put family first!!!!
Okay, sorry for the soap box!
Anyway, did want to say that the first piece of advise from a post regarding closing my hood worked perfectly. Was told how to close the hood, where to put my hands and also that WD-40 worked very well on latches (but not on hinges). So, I sprayed them last night and hood closed immediately and fairly easily....
So, have a great weekend and thanks for all the great posts!
Peter