Cant open hood!!!
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From: Belmont Massachusetts
Cant open hood!!!
okay as most of you know my vette suffered a serious smack with a guard rail at 140... anyway im rebuilding it and i bought another hood.
Problem: hood latch wont open the hood (it wont even budge)
the hit is on the passenger side headlight area, i plan to assault the hood tomorrow with a sawzall but i was wondering where i should cut so i dont destroy anything important... so anyone with any input between now and 5pm friday (est) would be awesome!!!
Problem: hood latch wont open the hood (it wont even budge)
the hit is on the passenger side headlight area, i plan to assault the hood tomorrow with a sawzall but i was wondering where i should cut so i dont destroy anything important... so anyone with any input between now and 5pm friday (est) would be awesome!!!
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maybe carefully around where the latches are. Or you could try in the front. Just cut sraight across the front, all the way, and that may relieve pressure on the latches.
I personally would use a circular saw and set the blade depth to the depth of the hood myself.
A zaw saw can get messy if you go too deep.
I personally would use a circular saw and set the blade depth to the depth of the hood myself.
A zaw saw can get messy if you go too deep.
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Sounds like you need one of those tools that Gordon Killebrew invented to get the hood open when it's stuck. Pops the hood without any damage.
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From: Tabernacle NJ
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Its banking on the fact that the cable that connects one latch to the other isn't broken.
there's 2 cables: from the release to the driver side latch and form the drivers side latch to the passenger side latch.
If needed I'm sure it would work on the passenger side as well (if the cable between them is broken)
there's 2 cables: from the release to the driver side latch and form the drivers side latch to the passenger side latch.
If needed I'm sure it would work on the passenger side as well (if the cable between them is broken)
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I'm wondering if his hood won't open it may be jammed from the accident. But I agree, try to use of one these procedures first.
I was going on the assumption the accident won't allow the hood to be opened in the normal procedure. When he said it wouldn't budge was what I was going off of. If a wire or latch is broken he should still be able to pull the lever, right?
I was going on the assumption the accident won't allow the hood to be opened in the normal procedure. When he said it wouldn't budge was what I was going off of. If a wire or latch is broken he should still be able to pull the lever, right?
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Try this thread and might want to use Search button for other ideas!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-not-open.html
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-not-open.html
SAVE THE WAVE
