| 51woodie | -- 05-01-2019 @ 10:08 AM |
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The hood release cable was hard to pull when releasing the hood. I disconnected it at the latch, pulled the inner wire out, cleaned the rust off, oiled and reinstalled it. At that time, I remembered seeing a post somewhere asking, "how do you open the hood if the pull cable fails". What I came up with, as other probably have, is a loop of mechanics wire connected to the latch arm, that would allow the hood to be release by inserting a 1"x3' dowel (cut off broom handle) up through the hole in the pan in front of the rad, and using the dowel in the loop, pry sideways on the latch loop to release the hood.
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| 42wagon | -- 05-01-2019 @ 3:14 PM |
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It could certainly be done that way. However there is an easier way that I have prepared for. At least on my car there is a gap between the hood and the fender. You can insert a long thin screw driver and push the latch sideways to open it. Worked on a trial run anyway.
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| woodiewagon46 | -- 05-01-2019 @ 4:51 PM |
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I answered your question on another site, but I answer it here if someone else needs the answer. As '42 suggests, a long thin screwdriver will work. I also carry a wood shim, the type that is used to install doors and windows. Slide the shim in to keep the hood open a bit and slide the screwdriver in and press on the lever that the cable attaches to. The body shop that painted my car closed the hood and couldn't get it open and the thin screwdriver did the trick.
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