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caddy 89 deville.hood wont pop.just killed the ...
Sent to Car Experts August 06 07:49 PM

caddy 89 deville.
hood wont pop.
just killed the battery.

what now? can i pop it physically from below, etc? -dave

edit: jumped by hotwiring the starter directly. mechanic looked and was stumped! How to pop the hood from the front?

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 7 2006 at 10:35 PM

 

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1989 Cadillac coupe deville 4.5 v8

Already Tried:
shite!

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Status:  Closed   Value: $8
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August 8 10:45 AM (1 day and 14 hours later)
         
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August 8 10:53 AM (7 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
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you need to release the hood latch by moving the lever that is connected to the hood release cable...either from underneath or through the grille...
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August 9 3:08 PM (1 day and 4 hours later)
         
Reply to JONATHAN's Post: I can appreciate that... but where is that lever located: looking immediately above the grill, into the slit between it and the hood, there is a super thin space, due to a sort of black metal ceiling. That is why it is not possible from below, and even removing the grill netted zero results in the company of an experienced Nissan tech!

I am not sure where the lever is, so I don't know where to focus my effort!

Thanks, Dave

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 9 2006 at 3:10 PM
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August 9 3:33 PM (25 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
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the lever is incorporated into the hood latch on the back side of it...its where the cable is actually secured
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August 10 2:13 AM (10 hours and 40 minutes and 21 seconds later)
         
Reply to JONATHAN's Post: Jon,

I tried and tried... It seems the hood latch is far behind the sfety... and I have no idea where to start unhooking it.

Thanks for trying to help me out, but I need a chainsaw.

Just take a look at one, open it with no cable help, and be my hero. Then, write to me!
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August 10 3:46 AM (1 hour and 32 minutes and 48 seconds later)
         
okay...will do....will try to get at one in the next couple of days....i need to find the same year to be sure
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