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Old 01-26-2004, 12:38 PM
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My hood won't latch

Yesterday I had to add some wiper fluid under the hood but when I went to close it, the damn thing won't latch. It stays shut because of the saftey latch but the main one won't stay. Anyone have ideas? I tried spraying the spring with wd40 but that didn't seem to work. Anyone else have this problem and how did you fix it?
Old 01-26-2004, 05:21 PM
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you probably left something under the hood and it's preventing it from shutting.
Old 01-26-2004, 07:17 PM
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Nope, I checked. The hood will shut the whole way it just won't stay shut.
Old 01-26-2004, 07:32 PM
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Is the latch frozen? WD40?
Old 01-26-2004, 08:28 PM
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pull the hood release and have a buddy look at the latch itself..

maybe its not working properly... i wouldnt drive it like that if i was u
Old 01-26-2004, 08:29 PM
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^ simultaneously..

dont want to c a repeat of tommy boy
Old 01-26-2004, 08:31 PM
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try taking a screwdriver and popping the latch back out. Sometimes its possible to get it in the closed position with the hood still up.
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maybe all the bolts are slightly loose and it moved?
Old 01-27-2004, 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by dragon084
pull the hood release and have a buddy look at the latch itself..

maybe its not working properly... i wouldnt drive it like that if i was u
Old 01-27-2004, 02:27 PM
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maybee the release handle is still pulled out. try pushing it back in
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