[s-cars] hood latch

[Tom Green]

No, no, don't screw things up more than you have already.  :-)   I never
thought you were going to be dumb enough to latch the hood shut with
things weren't right with it staying closed.  :-)

Just take a wire coat hangar and make a small (1/2") hook on the end.
The cable clip has probably come loose and the cable has too much
slack, but you should be able to hook the cable through the top louver
in the grill on the drivers side and pull to release the catch.   HTH

Tom

>
----Original message----
> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:33:06 -0400
> From: "Ez Veedub" <ezveedub at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] hood latch
> To: tedebearp at yahoo.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Will it release from the pass side or none at all? I had it happen  
> to my
> hood, but was able to get the passenger side released. From there I  
> was able
> to get a long wire tool under the hood from the side and release the
> driver's side. I have sinced tiewrapped the ends to keep the cable  
> parts in
> place. I will be changing all the parts soon though.
> Ezveedub
>
>
>> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] hood latch
>> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:28:02 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> bugger.
>>
>> the only issue i'd had after the timing belt job was that the  
>> driver's
>> side of the hood wasn't latching properly.  this morning, i made a  
>> quick
>> adjustment to the latching post on the driver's side, and was  
>> gratified
>> to find that the hood stayed shut the first time.
>>
>> i just decided to top off the coolant, and pulled the hood release  
>> lever.
>> there was a snap, and the hood stayed closed.
>>
>> at the beginning of the timing belt job, we started to remove the  
>> driver's
>> side plastic clip for the hood cable, and then we left it alone  
>> instead,
>> moving the whole lock carrier to the firewall with the cable  
>> attached.
>> it looks like those tender ministrations were the death knell for  
>> that
>> clip, and when i got the driver's side latch working, that clip  
>> broke.
>>
>> now i can't get the hood open.  fortunately, the coolant temperature
>> looked normal and there weren't any dire warnings about low coolant.
>> i hope i won't need to refill it on the way home.  i had a phillips
>> screwdriver, and took out the hood release latch and pulled on it.
>> doesn't seem to be doing anything, though.  does this mean i have to
>> go fishing under the car with a stick?
>>
>> -teddy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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