adjusting hood release cable + 1.8 bar fist time

[Huw Powell]

> All of sudden (after I removed and put back the lever inside) hood
> refused to be released.  I found that right latch does not move enough.
> When the right latch come to stop right one start to move, right? Is is
> how it works?   When I tried to shorten cable moving bolt&nut stop under
>
> the hood (at the end of cable) then left side latch moves to open
> position and never lock  the hood.  I did not get how to adjust it.  I
> will appreciate if someone explain it to me.

You were trying the right thing, the cable should be taut against both
spring/release levers when at rest.

The levers are supposed to move at the same time, but usually on older
cars you get the click-kerchunk effect of one releasing, then the
other.  New spring/release levers in Brendan's 4kq made it work like
new, btw.  My 90Q used to work at the same time until I took the front
apart to do the timing belt &c., now it's a double-clicker like all the
others.

You could try a bit of cleaning and lubing of the spring/lever things
and hood pins to see how that works.

The hood pins are also adjustable in 3 dimensions.

It is best, if playing with these things to try to get them perfect, to
do it with the grille off to allow manual override access to the
releases.

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Huw Powell

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