[Healeys] Fwd: Help with hood latch

[David Nock British Car Specialists]

You can reach the hood latch mechanism with a really long screwdriver from
under the car.

David Nock
British Car Specialists


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On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:53 PM, warthodson at aol.com wrote:

> The car is a BN1 so the latch is located on the fire wall & the bonnet is
> hinged at the front.  Basically, the engine & transmission are in the way,
> preventing reaching up from below.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Wojcik <jvwojcik at comcast.net>
> To: warthodson <warthodson at aol.com>
> Sent: Wed, Aug 29, 2012 8:48 pm
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] Fwd: Help with hood latch
>
>
> Hi Gary. If I understand your situation, my solution was to lay on my back
> and send a tool like a screwdriver up along the radiator and trigger the
> release. Jim Wojcik, MN.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of warthodson at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:25 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Help with hood latch
>
> I received the following message from a local club member. Can you suggest
> some solutions?
> Thanks,
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> Subject: Help with hood latch
>
>
>
>
> I was trying to adjust the hood latch on my BN1 and just as Roger Moment
> warns about, I got the latch stuck shut and can't get it loose. The return
> spring is off, also the spring around the latch pin is off. It is just the
> pin itself is caught in the latch mechanism. I have been able to remove the
> bolts and loosen the latch assembly from the fire wall. I might be able to
> get a reciprocating saw blade between the hood and the shroud and saw the
> pin, but I am very worried about messing up the paint or worse. Has anyone
> else had this problem and do you have any suggestion
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