[V8] hood opening, again

[urq]

.... it's a 4.2 too ... hmmm ... 

OOOOPS!  You were talking about the hood release ... :-)

The way the release mechanism works, if you can get one side loose the other
almost has to do likewise.  Perhaps you can convince it to come loose by
pushing the hood down on that side as someone pulls the release handle in
the car.  When they have the cable pulled you can see if the driver's side
will pop up.  Otherwise, I'd try the same thing you're thinking ... pull the
release cable a little farther by grabbing it ... I'd recommend vise grips.
Be careful as I heard the release cable for the V8 is NLA ... 

Bon chance!
Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

-----Original Message-----

I pull the lever under the dash and just the passenger side of the hood
pops,
but the driver side stays latched. I can't get my fingers under the driver
side of the hood. Oy. I'll try again tomorrow.  I may need to use a needle
nose pliers to pull further on the cable under the dash. When I do, I'm
going to wire up an emergency pull cord. Suggestions?

It's a good thing the price was right, or I'd be not happy. There's another
5-speed in the marketplace, in case anyone wants to share my miser.

-- 
Kent McLean