hood relase broke
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Le Mans Master
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
hood relase broke
this may be a 68 problem and a subsection at that but went to open my hood and snap the cable breaks,
so i search the forum for that thread with the trick and go to work and gues what.... no little opening to stick the screwedriver in on my 68. but you know what i did find, a square panel held in place by 4 bolts where the access should be. any one else ever see this?
havent tried it yet , cable should be here by thursday. ill post some pics if anyone is interested
tim
so i search the forum for that thread with the trick and go to work and gues what.... no little opening to stick the screwedriver in on my 68. but you know what i did find, a square panel held in place by 4 bolts where the access should be. any one else ever see this?
havent tried it yet , cable should be here by thursday. ill post some pics if anyone is interested
tim
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From: Morton Grove Il
Secret Spot
Mine broke on my 73.
The secret opening is on the drivers side right at the location of the hood catch. Look in and there is a plastic plug. remove it and you will need a long screwdriver, but I found that a piece if small pipe worked better. Slide it in until it stops. I had to hit it with some force to get the release to spring the hood open. 
I tied a piece of wire to the release until I got a new cable. I don't know on the 68 but I would assume that the wiper door needs to be open to see it. Someone with an earlier C3 chime in.
The secret opening is on the drivers side right at the location of the hood catch. Look in and there is a plastic plug. remove it and you will need a long screwdriver, but I found that a piece if small pipe worked better. Slide it in until it stops. I had to hit it with some force to get the release to spring the hood open. I tied a piece of wire to the release until I got a new cable. I don't know on the 68 but I would assume that the wiper door needs to be open to see it. Someone with an earlier C3 chime in.
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Happens to the best of us....
this happened on my 76 also...went from underneath with a coathanger and pulled on the cable that ran from the drivers side relase to the passengers side release and i finally came undone
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
new trick to fix hood release on 68/69
Soo.......A qucick story
I read all the threads, and prepared myself for a long PITA ordeal, and I got one. under the car, hanger wire in hand, I spend almost an hour trying to get my silly hood open, reeach up from drivers side..... nothing
Reach up from passenger side..... nothing
reach in from under the grill near the wiper door..... nothing
cursing, yelling .... screaming.... alll hope is lost .... despair
so im sitting next to him on the ground, crying in my beer and i happen to look up through the gills and what do i see ??????
The hood release mechanism, and a hole the exact size of a hanger wire. can it be this easy!?!?!?!?
so I reach in catch the hole and in 2 second flat the hood is open
fuel pump went in in 45 minutes ( had to go get some new hose).....
Im back in the saddle
cheers
tim
I read all the threads, and prepared myself for a long PITA ordeal, and I got one. under the car, hanger wire in hand, I spend almost an hour trying to get my silly hood open, reeach up from drivers side..... nothing
Reach up from passenger side..... nothing
reach in from under the grill near the wiper door..... nothing
cursing, yelling .... screaming.... alll hope is lost .... despair
so im sitting next to him on the ground, crying in my beer and i happen to look up through the gills and what do i see ??????
The hood release mechanism, and a hole the exact size of a hanger wire. can it be this easy!?!?!?!?
so I reach in catch the hole and in 2 second flat the hood is open
fuel pump went in in 45 minutes ( had to go get some new hose).....
Im back in the saddle
cheers
tim
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From: Carbondale Pa.
Originally Posted by sweethence
so im sitting next to him on the ground, crying in my beer and i happen to look up through the gills and what do i see ??????
The hood release mechanism, and a hole the exact size of a hanger wire. can it be this easy!?!?!?!?
so I reach in catch the hole and in 2 second flat the hood is open
cheers
tim
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by moosie982
Aint life great when $hit like this happens, but the quetion is,,,,,,,,,,,,didja close the hood til it locks??? Peace,,,Moosie
I put in the new hood release cable and retainer, slid right in .... works like a charm
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My understanding is that '68 didn't have the secret hole; it was added in '69. If you have the plug/hole it is fairly easy. Practice before it breaks! Remove the plug. You can get your middle finger in to feel the latch (spare the jokes). Then take a normal length, fairly thick screwdriver and press against the latch and you cna get it to release. It saved me twice!
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Where is this "secret hole"???
Can someone explain with some detail (because I'm a simple kind-of-guy) where the "secret hole" is? I don't have a problem yet, but if I ever do, it would be good to have the info before I go bananas.
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by gliot1
My understanding is that '68 didn't have the secret hole; it was added in '69. If you have the plug/hole it is fairly easy. Practice before it breaks! Remove the plug. You can get your middle finger in to feel the latch (spare the jokes). Then take a normal length, fairly thick screwdriver and press against the latch and you cna get it to release. It saved me twice!
geeeze thanks, now you tell me
Its Ok though I now know the secret