Re: 164 hood stuck

["Lawrence A. Hegarty" <lah@domain.elided>]

God I love this digest.  Several people responded with helpful ideas
about how to get the hood open.  Bruce's Parts Bin had the best
suggestion:

"Remove the right wheel and the front wheel well liner... You should
see the latch arm and can push on it with a long extention..."

This was the key.  Once the tire and well liner were removed I simply
reached the pin with my gloved hand and opened it.  Then, once it was
opened, I straightened out the slot as suggested by Tom.  Problem
solved.

It's interesting to note that this problem was not caused by bad motor
mounts.  It was caused by replacing the motor mounts.  When I jacked
up the engine to get clearance to replace the right rear mount I must
have bent to slot even though I had removed the radiator bolts in the
area so that nothing would bend.  One other side effect of jacking the
engine so high was increased exhaust noise.  I think I have fixed this
by replacing the front manifold to flex pipe gasket but will need a
test drive to confirm.

Thanks again,
Lawrence Hegarty, NJ
91 164S, 82 gtv6, 86 Spider


> Try this: hook a cable to the right latch rod from below and
> pull it sideways with a long lever pivoting on the exhaust.  This
> may require some effort.
> 
> Your motor mount(s) are probably worn out.  The engine has shifted
> forward, and the alternator has crushed the sheet metal slot that
> guides the hood-release rod.  Once you get the hood open, check and
> replace the motor mounts -- especially the right front.  After the
> mounts are in, straighten out the sheet metal slot.
> 
> Do the motor mounts first because the slot will likely be bent
> further during installation of the mounts.
> 
> Good luck.
> - -Tom
> thomasw@domain.elided

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