any one have a problem getting the hood open

[atvfirefighter62]

my 90 lumina's hood hasnt been opened in a few years (its been off the road) now that th gas price is soaring higher and higher and i work 45 miles away my truck doesnt get good gas milage so i am going to toss her back on the road but i cant get the dang hood open the handle works fine feel the cord pull with handle but hood doesnt pop up

[terryk2003]

i've had the problem with cars @ works...mostly gp's and such...like davis said, lube the shit outta the latch assembly...then work it back and forth some, and it should be all good...

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

Do you have any room to wedge something under the hood? Cardboard works good and shouldn't scratch the paint (used this method when mine was frozen this winter).

[GP1138]

Make sure that when you pull the cable out that it goes back down when you let go of the lever. The latch is a two-part mechanism, the pull out, and when the handle goes back down, it slides back in, releasing the hood.

[supreme_style21]

Or perhaps the cable has become disconnected. That happens more often than the hood 'sticking' shut.

[5speedz34]

If you tap on the hood with the bottom of your fist it usually let's loose.

[91chevyluminaeuro]

I had to tear out my grill and burn the covering off the cable, then yank on it with a pair of vice griops, my hand slipped and i put a huge gash in my left hand, THROUGH my mechanics gloves!

[HokemBokem]

I had to tear out my grill and burn the covering off the cable, then yank on it with a pair of vice griops, my hand slipped and i put a huge gash in my left hand, THROUGH my mechanics gloves!

 

 

ouch! :shock:

 

 

But im guessing you did get it open?

 

One time when I first got my car I told my friend to pop the trunk while I was sitting there pulling and yanking to get the hood open. After about 5 min I finally relize that he never popped the hood