hood won't open
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hood won't open
After putting my hood back on after the engine swap, it was a little harder to open it, but nothing major. Now all of a sudden after I run to the store to get some vacuum hose, it won't flippen open!! Anyone got a plan of attack? The hood latches and unlatches with the hood popper, but when I lift the lever, it won't open.
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or just cut a square hole out where the latch sits, and just lift it up..
no seriously tho
get someone to push up and down on the hood above the latch while some pulls the lever.. that should work...
or just cut a square hole out where the latch sits, and just lift it up..
no seriously tho
get someone to push up and down on the hood above the latch while some pulls the lever.. that should work...
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You said the hood pops up. So now you have a gap there. Get a long screwdriver and a flashlight and shove the lever in the direction to unhook the latch while pulling up on the hood,.
Once open again, lubricate the mechanism and or tighten the fastener that the mechanism pivots on. Use some wheel bearing grease. More or less study what happens when you lift up on the lever to unlach the hood and you'll see why it did not open. You also might have to adjust the height of the mechanism.
Once open again, lubricate the mechanism and or tighten the fastener that the mechanism pivots on. Use some wheel bearing grease. More or less study what happens when you lift up on the lever to unlach the hood and you'll see why it did not open. You also might have to adjust the height of the mechanism.
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Alrighty, it's up. Thanks for the idea HAILERS. My longest screwdriver wasn't long enough so I used a tensioner bolt to push the latch over. Looks like my lever doesn't like to pivot any more.
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