snakeyes Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 the cable that releases my hood broke without releasing the hood. Now I cant access the motor. has anyone ever had this problem? Other than push this pos off of a cliff, what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You have to crawl under the car and stick a long screwdriver up to the latch and release it. It's been described around the various forums. Pretty sure I saw some good stories about it over on classiczcar.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You can remove the bolts that connect the hood to the hinges on the front of the hood and lift it enough to release the latch manually. You may have to remove the grille, but it's not difficult to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeyes Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 unbolt the hood. that's a good idea. thanks. ima give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I've done it from under the car with a long flathead small screwdriver angled just right you can pop the latch reaching up through the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I drove the car onto ramps when doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Get yourself a universal choke cable and attach it to your release mechanism as straight as you can to exit through into the wheel well. Next time, you just use the alternate release. I know a guy that has electric solenoids and shaved door handles. His release is a PTO Cable. Battery dies, he can still open the driver's door. An alternate is a heavy duty door solenoid...punch the button, hood opens! Now is the time to change and upgrade! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeyes Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ha-ha Yesss! I finally got the hood off. I neglected to mention that I have a Chevy 350 motor in the Z. So unfortunately releasing the hood from under the car proved to be an impossibility. luckily I was able to disconnect the hood hinges at the front (after I removed the grill). I later made this tool with zipties, a wire hook and one of those cheap roadside reflectors. My picture shows the back side of it. Stuck the tool through the gap on the drivers side of the hood to Hook -N-Pull. Thanks Guys for your help! attachment=48403:hood tool.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Neat Tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvincent Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I also have a V8 and have had nightmares about this happening some day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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