thanks for the info! so i guess the cable itself almost never fails.
the release hadn't stopped working but i was afraid it would because i don't remember it having that much slack. that's one thing that sucks about the 80's model trucks; the way the hood is released and the hood hinges. on...
i think i'm about to start having this problem; my hood comes open a lot to check for where the coolant decides to start leaking from next and the hood cable is starting to get more and more slack in it. the little nut looking piece on the end of the cable is slowly sliding off; it looks as if...
what about the issue of the key getting hard to turn in the start position? in my shitbox 85 the switch feels normal 95% of of the turn and then just as it is about to crank the engine, it gets a lot of resistance. i think the exact same thing started to happen to my uncle's 77 before i...
i just figured it might get caught on the latch if the open end was facing out; but since you've had yours on for 2 years maintenance free, i guess it's bulletproof.