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, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 63k 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 TD Turbo, chipped. Still needs EGR Delete, 228K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

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, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 63k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife