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Hood Release -W123- how to open hood w/o?
The 1979 300D's hood release from inside the cabin does not seem to release the front hood pull tab.
The manual lever pulls back all the way but does not actuate hood release. I can use my fingers to pull out the tab from inbetween the exterior front grey grill, but pulling the tab out further does not pop the hood lock. How can I open the hood in order to investigate further???? Thanks
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD |
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un do the cable from inside the cabin and pull on it with a pair of pliers. (leave the sheathed end in the holder).. I had to do that it worked.. once then it snapped and I had to break the old grill out of the surround to get to the latch mechanism. I've gone through two cables so far... I need to readjust the current one.. its lost its "pop"
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There's a thread floating around on how to relube the cable. Pretty easy once you have it open.
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it could just be a stuck hood, too- maybe have someone pull the release while you try pushing and pulling on the hood....then, if successful, lube the latch before you close it....
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Link anyone?? China is easy as pie to open, but the other two are just begging to snap....
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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Isn't there a small, plastic threaded deal about halfway along the cable that lets you adjust it? Of course that would only help once you got the hood open.
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Thx
Thanks you all, did not have much sleep last night and was at it full all day today. So, I did not have time or energy to do an archive search.
Thanks a bunch for your tips. I'll see what gives on it and post.
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD |
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Quote:
Hood Release Cable
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My handle broke a few months ago and I just hold the cable and pull on the remainder of the handle. It actually works quite well and it is kind of a lock to keep others away from my engine.
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http://www.libertyagrifuels.com 1984 300D Turbo 1980 300SD Sold 1983 300TD Sold Dagger 16 ft. Legend Canoe (for the weekends) Marin Northside Trail Mtn. Bike |
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how to adjust cable
That link is great ! Tahks
Ihad a few minutes between appoinmtnets today to check my hood release and post an update. I decided to remove the under dash cover to see if that gave the inside hood release handle a bit more room to clear the final unlocking. IT DID. I tried resinastalling the under cover panel several times and each time the final throw of the handle was just shy of unlocking. i.e restricted by the panel. I now suspect that the cable may have stretched a bit. I had removed and replaced the under dash cover recently because of work I did in the area. So, I suspected the panel but I didn't see that it does NOT fit correctly after several reinstallations. Is there a way to get at the adjustment 'assembly' that seems to be at the cable end under the hood latch? Basically without removing alot of stuff? How is the adjustement? clockwise to tighten? opposite to loosen? I seem to need to remove about <1/4 inch or less slack. Not much. Also could this 'slack' indicate possible cable breakage later? Based on memory I do recall now being aware over many years that the hood release was actuating farther out with the handle pull. Time to replace cable before it breaks? Is there a wire screw-crimped nipple at the end of the hood latch where the wire can be reset taughter ? Thanks. At least I can now open the hood but my underdash panels are removed for now. One less thing to deal with phew..
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD |
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Did I miss something? I didn't see anything about adjustment, just removal, replacement and lubing. Is there an adjustment?
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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Post #6 somebody mentioned it rhetorically.
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1979 300D 220 K miles 1995 C280 109 K miles 1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD ******************** 1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego) 1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD |
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