Where is the hood release cable on a S-10?
Where is the hood release cable on a S-10?
Lay on the ground, reach up past the bumper, and feel along the hood release cable (a flashlight may help). There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there. Push it while applying pressure upwards to the hood, and it will pop up.
Where is the cable to open the hood?
There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there. Push it while applying pressure upwards to the hood, and it will pop up. From there you can just open it normally.
What do you do when the hood release cable breaks?
The cable didn’t actually snap, it came undone from the hood latch, me and a buddy actually pried the hood up slightly, unscrewed the grill, removed the grill, and popped the hood latch with a screwdriver.
How do you open the hood on a 92?
On my 92, I was able to get the hood open without needing any tools. Lay on the ground, reach up past the bumper, and feel along the hood release cable (a flashlight may help). There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there.
Lay on the ground, reach up past the bumper, and feel along the hood release cable (a flashlight may help). There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there. Push it while applying pressure upwards to the hood, and it will pop up.
What happens when the release cable gets stuck on the hood?
Hood releases often get stuck, requiring two people to open the car hood: someone to hold the release handle and a helper to fiddle with the hood. Its not only embarrassinglooking for strangers to help check the oilbut the release cable may eventually break.
What should I do if my cable breaks on my Hood?
Pull on the hood-release handle with your right hand while standing outside the open car door and slapping the hood, hard, with an open-palmed left hand. Oh, yeah, it stings, but at least the hood pops open. You’re right; eventually, the cable will stretch or break, and you’ll just have to sell the car. Of course, I jest.
There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there. Push it while applying pressure upwards to the hood, and it will pop up. From there you can just open it normally.
Why is the hood release cable not working?
The cable is working, and pulling the little section of rod that is supposed to release the hood, but when the hood is actually latched it doesn’t do anything. Maybe it’s slipping or something. Did you find the recommended reading relevant to this discussion?
The cable is working, and pulling the little section of rod that is supposed to release the hood, but when the hood is actually latched it doesn’t do anything. Maybe it’s slipping or something. Did you find the recommended reading relevant to this discussion?
On my 92, I was able to get the hood open without needing any tools. Lay on the ground, reach up past the bumper, and feel along the hood release cable (a flashlight may help). There’s a section of exposed cable outside the sheath at the end, you can feel the latch right there.
The cable didn’t actually snap, it came undone from the hood latch, me and a buddy actually pried the hood up slightly, unscrewed the grill, removed the grill, and popped the hood latch with a screwdriver.
