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Help! Hood won't open on my 90 C4

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Old 08-17-2008, 07:56 PM
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Pics of emergency release cables:

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The first four pictures detail the cable and how I wired it to the opening latches and the last three show how it cannot be seen with the hood closed unless you know where to look.
 
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Old 08-17-2008, 07:57 PM
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Sorry the pics are so blurry but I think you get the idea.
 
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Old 08-20-2008, 07:30 AM
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Thanks LeesVette.

That is a great idea....I think I'm going to rig up something similar...
I was thinking (uh oh) why didn't the designers build in a latch or something to keep the cable seated in the notch? It seems like it was very easy to knock it loose when I was getting at the clutch reservoir...Unless the major problem is cable failure...

Oh well,
Thanks again for the pic's...

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Old 08-28-2008, 09:06 PM
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Hello my friend.....to add to our friends' suggestions,Corvette America has this tool designed by Gordon Killebrew,the C4 GURU,expert engineer,you name it....anyway,their part # is 464060....hope this helps you along!!!! A friend,Joe
 
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