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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: pholliday1 on September 18, 2014, 08:25:29 am

Title: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: pholliday1 on September 18, 2014, 08:25:29 am

Big Whoops an unsupervised adult (to remain nameless) my brother, closed the hood on a 1987 suburban while the hood cable was off being replaced. Tricks for getting it open as latch release is hidden? And there's no mistake about it the hood is latched all the way down uggg.

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: zieg85 on September 18, 2014, 09:04:40 am

Old school metal hanger, the kind uniform people use.  Un-twist it to make it straight.  Put a small u hook bend at one end and go fishing.  Actually it is pretty easy to hook and give it a yank.

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: pholliday1 on September 18, 2014, 09:14:05 pm

Between hood and rad support right?

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: zieg85 on September 18, 2014, 10:20:55 pm

Yes, if your paint job is pristine you'll want to wrap the wire with duct tape.  I know this topic came up before and I had pictures posted.  I will see if I can find it.

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: zieg85 on September 18, 2014, 10:24:47 pm

Found it

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=27274.msg227128#msg227128

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: pholliday1 on September 19, 2014, 12:04:25 pm

Thanks Zieg!!

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: zieg85 on September 19, 2014, 12:30:12 pm

Anytime!

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: Blazin on September 20, 2014, 07:20:16 am

Then make your brother take you fishing!! ;D

Title: Re: YIKES! HOW DO I OPEN HOOD WITH NO CABLE ATTACHED??
Post by: pholliday1 on September 20, 2014, 07:24:28 am

To say the least!