Re: 90 Camry Broken Hood Latch Cable

"Fritz" <fritz.fischer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 1990 Camry wagon that I love, but currently can't open the
> hood. This is a problem because the car leaks oil and I'm becoming
> scared of driving it.
>
> When I pull on the lever, there is no resistance, but I tried pulling
> the wire itself with a pair of pliers from within the car and the cable
> didn't seem to be completely lose (I wasn't able to pull the broken
> cable into the car).
>
> I have removed the grille and can't see any way to access the cable at
> the latch to pull it and have removed the bolts holding the latch to
> the car, but the latch catches as I try to lift the hood, so I'm only
> able to open it about an inch.
>
> I have also tried to push the catch on the latch over, but spent about
> an hour doing this and stopped before complete insanity set in.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated because I am quite seriously thinking
> about drilling a hole through the hood and forcing the latch open that
> way.
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Fritz.
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There are 2 releases for the hood - the cable release in the car and a
secondary release under the hood.
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Ray O
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