When I pulled the hood release on my W124, the hood popped open but the release didn't snap back...it stayed in the down position. I thought I had closed the hood again and couldn't get it open...but I was able to (thankfully the hood hadn't closed all the way).

FYI it has been extremely cold...about 10F. So I wonder if it's a problem of the cable not moving freely. I'm pretty confident the cable isn't broken.

It's a 30 year old cable...I should probably just get it replaced or I could have a real headache on my hands.

Thanks for any insights.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Or try a little oil on the release mechanism. Shame it is difficult to put a light weight lubricant in the cable.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D

It looks like the latch itself just needed lubed...and the problem was made worse by the extreme cold. After some penetrating oil and grease I'm back in business.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife