Re: ’72 V4 tilting?

[frankr]

I could be wrong, but I don’t remember the tilt locks dropping in place on their own. Not to say they don’t.

The release rod has a bend at the bottom that simply hooks into a hole in the hold-down latch. The upper lever is on a shaft with a release lever on the front. It is very common for it to be broken off. It gets broken by hitting a submerged object at speed.