William,
This is not a pretty position to be in. Your cable release has run out
of travel before the hook has cleared the hood catch. This can be
prevented, after repair, with the alignment technique and hood spring
center adjust, and guide pin holes for future installations, described
in TigersUnited.com.
(http://www.tigersunited.com/tech_threads/tt-body9.asp) "Subject: Bonnet
Release" (illustrated).
Right now, however, you need to get that hood open. The only reliable
technique I have used requires the removal of the hood. This can only
be done by accessing the hinge holding bolts through the grill opening
at the front of the car. Once the front of the hood hinge plates are
loose, the hood can be removed and the replacement / alignment / and
guide holes for future issues are required. From then on you will not
have this problem.
If you have trouble, let me know.
Steve
William van Zwanenberg wrote:
>HELP Somebody please!
>
>Please don't ask me to explain how this happened for I genuinely have no
>idea myself but having done some routine checks of my engine this
>morning and closed the hood, I now find I can't open the thing!
>
>If I pull the spring loaded hood release level from inside the car, the
>catch releases and of course the hood springs up into its resting
>position but somehow from that point onwards, it remain stuck. I can't
>then lift the lid to get at the engine and I have no idea how to solve
>this problem. Please help somebody because this isn't a laughing matter.
>I will obviously need to get at the engine at some stage in the very
>near future.
>
>If anyone has any suggestions at all that don't involve boring into the
>car, then please help.
>
>Regards,
>
>William
>
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>William van Zwanenberg
>40a Mildmay Grove South
>Islington
>London
>N1 4RL
>United Kingdom
>
>Email: willvz@blueyonder.co.uk
>Tel: +44 (0)20 7226 6563
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