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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Hood Latch Broken - Cable??

I went to change the oil on my 2000 expedition this morning, and when I pulled on the hood latch release in the cab, it was a bit hard to move. now it is stuck in the open position. Unfortunately it did NOT release the latch. How do I get under the hood now????

thanks, John (long time lurker, first time poster)
 
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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never mind. climbed underneath, reached up with a screwdriver, and manually tripped the latch. wd40ed and greased it, works again.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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never mind. climbed underneath, reached up with a screwdriver, and manually tripped the latch. wd40ed and greased it, works again.
i'm surprised you could even reach up there from underneath.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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i'm a little sh#$, so I just had to remove the flap, reached up with a very long screwdriver, and "flipped" the latch.
 
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