HELP PLEASE

[Fiat88]

I have done the same sort of thing with the engine hood. Ran a light wire from the lock through a small hole accessible from the front wheel well. Works great in case the interior cable breaks.

Baz

Sorry, but I have to say it " DOH" "DOH" "DOH" !
If you have a look at your car or at your handbook or at your workshop manual, it will show you that they installed just this "safety devise" at the factory.

It is normally a simple loop tied in the end of a piece of grey/gray coloured/colored plastic coated cord, you should find tucked up under the dash above the pedals / behind the column. Assuming that some bozo has not thought 'what's this junk" and cut it out !

I had to use mine last month for the first time because when I got the car back from a shop(not going there any more), when I got home to open the hood there was no tension. I was like oh sh*t! Then I remebered the grey emergency cable and the crisis was avoided. I found the hood cable disconnected from the latch. The only explanation I could think of was that because I have trouble closing my hood, the mechanic must of been playing around with it and forgot to hook it back up.

[124cso]

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, it will show you that they installed just this "safety devise" at the factory.

Assuming that some bozo has not thought 'what's this junk" and cut it out ![/quote]
I had to use mine last month for the first time because when I got the car back from a shop(not going there any more), when I got home to open the hood there was no tension. I was like oh sh*t! Then I remebered the grey emergency cable and the crisis was avoided. I found the hood cable disconnected from the latch. The only explanation I could think of was that because I have trouble closing my hood, the mechanic must of been playing around with it and forgot to hook it back up.[/quote]

Isn't it so often that when we have trouble, it can be traced back to some CRETIN (mechanic or previous owner) meddling with things ? or modifying for no good reason ? I hope you have given them an earfull ! And they probably charged you for the time to uncouple that wire too ???