Hood release cable broke.
08-19-2004, 07:55 PM
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Hood release cable broke.
This afternoon My wife and I were going for a ride. I have not checked the oil in a while so I told her to pop the hood. She was'nt in the best of moods. She pulled the cable as hard as she could , the cable snapped and came out. I have been trying to open the hood for a few hours now. ANY SUGGESTIONS ?
08-19-2004, 08:40 PM
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Hood cable
Look over into the wiper bay in front of windshield.There is a rubber plug on each side of the car that you remove and insert a screwdriver into the hole and push the hood latch down to release each side.
08-19-2004, 08:50 PM
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I assume your talking about your 80. On my 71 I was able jack the car up and reach up to grab the cable that went across the hood and release it. If you cant get it I know where you live , I can come over this weekend with my hole saw kit.
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08-19-2004, 09:43 PM
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Same thing happened to me last week on my 75-I believe yours might be a little diff--Like Burnt said I was able to get it from underneath but only on the passenger side--the driverside I popped out the plug took a screwdriver and got it open--I belive this is in Tech section and on Mid-America's tech site too--
08-20-2004, 12:44 AM
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I stupidly shut my hood in the middle of an adjustment and it would not open. to make matters worse, I have a long L-88 hood that eliminates the wiper door. After about a hour of kicking myself, I removed the egg crate from the side of the car and found it was easy to reach up there.
Edit: Oops maybe you cannot do that with a '80
Edit: Oops maybe you cannot do that with a '80
Last edited by 70_Shark; 08-20-2004 at 12:50 AM.
08-20-2004, 01:00 AM
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It's very simply accessed through the plug on the windsheild wiper side and then using a long scewdriver to unlatch it. Check in the help files and you will see details with pics.
