Hood latch broken 1978?

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CDOVA

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1978
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Hi guys/girls

I'm new to the page and I'm really digging it. I had a question maybe yall can help me with.
My hood stays open and doesn't fully lock into place no matter how hard you close it. im starting to think I might have to replace it. I took a screwdriver and pushed the mechanism (#1) into the lock position and it would just go right back into the open position. Part #2 is supposed to have a stem/catch or whatever it might be called to catch part #1 and keep it in the lock position correct? its kind of hard to get a good picture of what the catch/stem should look like to confirm if its totally broken or if its stuck. The second image is my idea of what i think it should look like (white line) from what i can see and the red line thinking where its broken. Am i correct?
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Big Chip

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Dumb question but have you pushed the hood release lever back in?
 

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