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Old Dec 11, 2025 | 09:11 PM
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Ooh - I like the magnet idea - one of those pickup magnets on a metal extension. I'm guessing the object has fallen into a constricted pocket and simply has to be lifted out at some sort of angle. But the string is lifting it at the strong angle or from the wrong end or something causing it to jam against the constriction. Maybe a magnet would lift it at the right angle to clear whatever construction... just a thought.
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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 01:10 AM
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My guess would be that it is tied to the hood release mechanism somehow.
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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 72 Steel Cities 454
My guess would be that it is tied to the hood release mechanism somehow.
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Did you ever figure out what the twine is tied to ?

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Old Dec 31, 2025 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by righthanddrive
Did you ever figure out what the twine is tied to ?

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I tried a bunch of things and I have found no real resolution. In frustration, I went on to other fixes on the car. I'll get back to it in a few weeks (I think).
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