Re: hood stuck, now what?

[Dan Ruddick <druddick@vt.edu>]

Dan,

        I've had my hood stick in two ways.  One was that the locks release,
but the passenger side lock does not push far enough up that the hood will
open when I wlak around to the front of the car.  You can tell when this
happens by the way that the hood pops up a little bit and can be lifted a
little (one side in my case).  The solution was to lift on the hood while
pulling the handle, or to prop the handle open while pulling on the hood.

        The other problem I had was when I accidently detached the cable
from one of the releases, I fixed this by reaching through one of the holes
and re attached it.  Good luck if it's this one, it was a pain in the ass.

Dan

>The hood on my 88 16V won't open, no matter how quickly, slowly, forcefully,
>gently, or often I pull the release!  Actually, it happened 2 weeks ago
>at a gas station, but then it worked again a day or two later.  And just
>my luck, last night I'm drivin home and the coolant starts boiling over,
>so I coax it home, and I'm gonna put some water in it so I can drive to
>the shop today, but the hood won't open.  Given that this has happened
>before and fixed itself, it may work again by the end of the weekend,
>but can anyone think of a more proactive remedy?  BTW, the cable is still
>attatched to the handle, and I hear a popping sound under the hood
>when I pull it.  Seems to me like the lock has seized up somehow.

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