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What are you putting off? Is your cable going bad, etc?
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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold) 1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles 1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles 2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold) |
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No, I no longer think that the cable is going bad. I think I lost at least one cable attachment point.
This means that when I pull the release handle, it is not pulling the latch, but the cable is moving.
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Directly above the auxiliary fan:
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Hmmm...All I can tell you is that I replaced my cable after the hood would not open, and even with a new OEM cable I still don't get a "tonggg"... My old cable was still intact. I probably could have adjusted and lubed it up, but I preemptively replaced it for piece of mind.
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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold) 1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles 1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles 2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold) |
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Please . . .
Would it be possible for someone to post a picture of the front left engine compartment (a W126 (circa 1983)) showing the hood latch release cable? This would let me see how it is routed and attachment points. Pretty please?
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My TD had a chunk of coat hanger coming out the grill when I got it. and there was no "tonggg" sound even after I replaced the latch pull. What did it was a liberal 'squirt down" (latch area) with PB Blaster, I got the "tonggg" sound now
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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car" |
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Heres a pic, its got a zip tie where im pointing, and one near the fuse panel.
click on it to blow it up I had a similar problem. Your cable is probably not the issue, your latches are full of dirt. I took mine off, which took about 10 minutes, cleaned them in gas, dried them off, and sprayed clean lithium grease. It makes a definitive "pop" when I pull the latch.
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may sound weird, but check the pull end of cable and lever assembly. Most are prone to the "pivot" pin under the actual lever either bending on the casting or completely severing. This may be the cause; it would not allow the cable to be pulled completely. This has happened on two cars that I know of (mine) ;o>
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