Did something rather dumb

[Matt Suffern]

The end of my hood release cable broke near the lever by the driver's side kick panel last week.  I have another full hood release cable assembly on order, set to come in soon.  In the meantime, I wanted to be able to retain function of the cable, so I removed the lever and stripped away some of the plastic sheath so I could get vise grips around the end of the cable to pull it.

After having done so, the passenger side hood release will pop up, but the driver's side won't, no matter how hard I pull the thing or how I fiddle with the hood.  I really shouldn't have closed the hood all the way until the new cable came in.

Is there a trick to popping the hood from elsewhere besides the cable end in the cabin?  From underneath the car, perhaps?  I'd really like to be able to open my hood again.

Thanks again; you guys are the best.

Matt
Chapel Hill, NC
'86 4kq


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