HELP! Hood Release 83 RX-7
HELP! Hood Release 83 RX-7
03-29-06, 08:24 AM
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Pop the headlights, remove the covers, see if you can reach in that way and grab a hold of the cable.
At least, that's what I had to do on my GTUs when the cable snapped.
At least, that's what I had to do on my GTUs when the cable snapped.
03-29-06, 08:31 AM
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HELP! Hood Release 83 RX-7
Originally Posted by rotaryfire
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03-29-06, 09:30 AM
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that happend once in one of my REPU's. You have to crawl underneath the car (driver side). Use long wire hanger or something similar to fish out the release mechanism (follow the release cable) and pull it towards the driver side. Its not an easy task. After a few minutes, TAKE A BREAK (SMOKE AND DRINK BEER). if not, you may ended up breaking more things.
03-29-06, 11:16 AM
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Pop the headlights, remove the covers, see if you can reach in that way and grab a hold of the cable.
At least, that's what I had to do on my GTUs when the cable snapped.
At least, that's what I had to do on my GTUs when the cable snapped.
You can do that with a 2nd gen but not a 1st. The hood doesnt exactly open the right way for the way you described.
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04-11-06, 08:30 PM
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Thanks for all your help. My son was actually able to reach up over the transmission on the passenger side and push the bottom of the latch toward thr drivers side. I am so very happy. The cable had actually broken right at the latch. Again, thanks all.
04-11-06, 08:56 PM
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humm.. maybe something can be configed out of another remote rear hatch release... I got an extra one. I am going to investigate this further.
imagine if you loose all you battery juice.. lol
imagine if you loose all you battery juice.. lol
04-13-06, 12:18 PM
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You can also get at the hood latch mechanism if you remove the panel with the window sprayers on it. Once that's off you can get a screwdriver into the engine bay and pop the latch.
06-11-14, 10:53 AM
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I had this happen to me when I went for a smog check a couple years back; took me a couple evenings fishing about to figure a solution.
Ultimately I made a right-angled stick out of some light aluminum angle stock, with a camera & light on the end so I could see what I was doing, fished it up the passenger side & pushed the release lever. Pop!
Little more complex on a car with full emissions - - less room to work - - but pushing from the the passenger side is easier than trying to pull from the driver side.
https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread.../#post11093312
Ultimately I made a right-angled stick out of some light aluminum angle stock, with a camera & light on the end so I could see what I was doing, fished it up the passenger side & pushed the release lever. Pop!
Little more complex on a car with full emissions - - less room to work - - but pushing from the the passenger side is easier than trying to pull from the driver side.
https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread.../#post11093312
