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  1. 06-08-2010, 11:55 AM #1
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    Hood won't close?

    My fiances hood won't shut on her Mustang. Prop and everything is out of the way, but it still won't lock shut. Any ideas?
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  2. 06-08-2010, 12:08 PM #2
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    broken retun spring thing on the latch?

    how is the cable?

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    Here you go

    http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/hood.htm
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  4. 06-08-2010, 12:22 PM #4
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    never mind; the hood release under the dash never fully retracted when she originally opened it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alexost View Post
    never mind; the hood release under the dash never fully retracted when she originally opened it.
    god I hate simple fixes like that, makes us feel like idiots.

    Like one time I tried driving an SUV and wasn't sure why it wouldn't move and it was because that weird ass kick hand brake was on.

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  6. 06-08-2010, 03:59 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by FergusonRed6er View Post
    god I hate simple fixes like that, makes us feel like idiots.

    Like one time I tried driving an SUV and wasn't sure why it wouldn't move and it was because that weird ass kick hand brake was on.
    I didn't even think about it because mine has never stuck like that in the 4+ years I've owned mine.
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    Happened to me too, but I also had to cut the legs off of it and adjust it.

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    mine started getting stuck so i just remember when i pop the hood to push the lever back so it will close.

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  9. 06-09-2010, 04:35 AM #9
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    Mine did that too, I just sprayed some WD-40 in to the locking mekanism, to loosen up some rust and dirt and whatever else it was full of, and after I let it sit for like a day, I lubricated the locking mekanism in some hobby oil and it has worked fine since.
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