[V8] Can't open hood

[bob moy]

Usually the little plastic tee (looks like a golf tee) breaks and fall off 
the driver side latch.  You can move the latch lever from underneath the 
car.  Reach up, find the lever and push the lever toward the center, this 
will release the driver side latch and afterward find the cable and pull it 
toward the driver side, this will release the passenger latch.  If the cable 
stop is loose or the cable have slipped out out the passenger side latch 
then the only way that I know of getting the latch to release is to get a 
wooden dowel (there is too much things on the right side to use your hand up 
there)  or stick and to push the latch level toward the center of the car 
while underneath the car.

HTH


>From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
>To: "Gunter" <lorberg at adelphia.net>,"Jeff Goldberg" <jgoldberg at ntelos.net>, 
>"@V8 list" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [V8] Can't open hood
>Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:50:15 -0500
>
>If you take off the belly pan, I think you may be able to manipulate the
>latches with a long pliers.  The cable draws the latch levers toward the
>center of the core support, I believe, so you need to move the levers
>toward eachother.
>
>At 07:46 PM 1/12/2004 -0500, Gunter wrote:
> >Not opening at all...........secondary latch was never great either but 
>it's
> >definitely the main cable that runs to the driver's footwell....
> >
> >Gunter
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeff Goldberg" <jgoldberg at ntelos.net>
> >To: "@V8 list" <v8 at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:29 PM
> >Subject: RE: [V8] Can't open hood
> >
> >
> >> Not opening at all, or secondary latch at the hood not working?
> >>
> >> I had trouble with the secondary latch.  The little plastic pivot point
> >pin
> >> broke off, causing the handle to fall free.  I hooked the secondary 
>latch
> >with a
> >> coat hanger and opened the hood.  I drilled through the plastic housing
> >for the
> >> handle and installed a small bolt to act as the pivot point.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On 
>Behalf
> >> > Of Gunter
> >> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:53 PM
> >> > To: v8 at audifans.com
> >> > Subject: [V8] Can't open hood
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I feel foolish but...........
> >> >
> >> > Hood release cable no longer operational.  I did the TB a month ago
> >> > and loosened the cable when removing the front end............likely
> >> > didn't take enough care to properly secure the "cable fastener" when
> >> > reassembling.......was OK up until yesterday.........probably
> >loosened.......
> >> >
> >> > Is there an easy way to solve my problem?
> >> >
> >> > After this, I plan to go back to mechanics 101..........no, maybe
> >> > grade school.
> >> >
> >> > Gunter
> >> > 1990 V8 Q, Cleveland
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