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11-22-2010, 09:42 PM
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Help! Can't get hood open
I think i left a tool under the hood and it closed but now it won't unlatch. Its my new 1987 TD . I pulled the hood release and had my kids stand on edge of hood above the catch to push it down as much as possible so the catch would release. I even pulled the cable from the red lever and pulled on it with pliers. No luck
 Any ideas how to get it to release? Maybe have the wife stand on the hood?  Thanks
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What Would Rudolph Do? 1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius 
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11-22-2010, 09:45 PM
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reach up between the fan and rad and see if you can feel a tool up in there. otherwise you can try pulling hard on the cable but I dont know past that. pushing down over the latch to give the lever system room to move should ideally work. may need someone with a little more weight to do it.
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed
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11-22-2010, 09:45 PM
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ouch.
I'd not let the wife see this post... sorry I have no ideas to report. I can go look at my hood and see if anything jumps out at me.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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#4
11-22-2010, 09:50 PM
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ok. if the tool is keeping the main latch from hooking, pushing down is only going to damage things.
see if you can pickup on the hood. it's likely the front release latch is grabbing. jiggle and lift, and see if you can get the tongue to stick out, and try that.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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#5
11-22-2010, 11:27 PM
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This may not help.
But, if you know some place where there is an extremely rough road that vibrates and jars your Car around you might try driving over it. The Vibration might shift the tool around some.
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