I figure there must be something very obvious that I'm missing here.

I've been working on this car for a long time but have not removed the hood latches or cable. I did remove the hood itself and when I put it back on it simply would not latch all the way shut.

I can push the latches down with a screwdriver, they move just fine but they never 'click' and hold the down position, they just spring right back up.

In case you were wondering, the hood latches worked just fine before I worked on the car.

Any ideas?

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1987 300SDL 167k
1992 Volvo 740 140k
1990 Volvo 740 250k
1989 Volvo 240 269k

Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl?

Ok, it just needed a serious cleaning so the parts could move.

Vice grips on the screwdriver to break the paint loose and then about a can of brake cleaner to get the grime out.

Then PB blaster to loosen/lubricate it.

Working good now.

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1987 300SDL 167k
1992 Volvo 740 140k
1990 Volvo 740 250k
1989 Volvo 240 269k

Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl?

You'll probably want to put some sort of grease on there soon since the pb is pretty much just a penetrant that will evaporate pretty quick.

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1982 300sd from craigslist $800 greased on one tank with NO CONVERSION in the Hot Texas Sun. (currently dead & awaiting engine damage investigation and/or longblock swap)
new daily: '03 vw 5speed jetta tdi wagon. bagged&chipped