been working on getting some body things straightened away. i dont think the PO hooked the hood latch up quite right. i think the notch on the end of the handle should hook onto the tab that the spring is pushing against. can anybody plz confirm this? a pic of your setup would be helpful. thx!

 

Here's the only picture I have of the latch:



Here's a blow up from the parts catalog:





Hope this helps.

 

No, it's correct as is. When you pull the handle it pushes against the tab. The plate the tab is connected to pivots - pin is under the spring. As it pivots the finger on the left side moves to the front, releasing the hood pin.

 

The one part I see missing is the spring that the pivot rod goes through. This might be causing a problem.