Question:
I have tried several times to open my hood and it won't open. The weather is snowy and cold outside and I need to put some windshield wiper fluid in. Please help.
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This may sound silly, but have someone push down on the hood near the latch while you pull the cable release. You may have to hit the hood rather sharply with your hands several times, but unless the cable is broken, it will work.Questions about the distributorless ignition system for a 98 Malibu?
Once you get the hood open, spray the latch with lithium grease (available at any parts store) and you should have no more problems!!
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If you can't get it open, take it to a mechanic and pay them to try it.2005 Taurus squeaking at idle?
YOu may need to try and grab the cable with a pair of pliers from the insdie and maybe replace or adjust it wen you get it open.i have a 1979 chevy camaro and the carb caught fire is it bad to drive it?
Get a pair of pliers, lay down, and reach up from under your car, and yank on the hood release cable. This goes to the latch, and is usually a small black cable.If you can't reach it from there, you might be able to reach it from thru the grill, Good Luck!!pontiac firefird security light on,will not go into park or start?
If the hood tilts forward, you can remove the grill and unbolt the hood hinges to remove the hood. This would be best done by a body shop if you have no experience. I did it on a Honda Accord, but I was doing body work professionally at the time. Lamar is right, you need to take it to someone.Do you have a lever latch from inside or does it open from outside.
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all you do is simply done by shoving a crobar under the hood and lift up the hoodand wallla
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tell Your husband to seat on top of the trunk to push it down and when he step out ,then try to open it..What is the foam hanging down from the underside of my Prius car?
ok,some cars has what they call a trip.get down under the front and look up to the hood latch and see if theres a hole,you can use a long screwdriver or something to trip the lever and the hood should pop up.good luck.I have a 1995 Arctic cat 580 ZR EFI snowmobiel.?
I had the handle of a hood break of ; what I had to do was build a new handle out of doweling, a hanger and epoxy. Once it set I was able to unhook the hood (it helped if someone pushed down on it while I was pulling the lever I made. After that latch came undone it is a simple matter to reach the second latch like you always did beforeMore Questions & Answers ...
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