88rxsedan Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 ok - this little car is TESTING ME... i pulled the hood release at the gas station to check the oil / water, like i do everytime i put gas in, and the damn handle and about 3 feet of cable comes out with it... now, how the hell do i get the hood open to fix this? this has NEVER happend to me before so yeah - i dont know how to fix it... any ideas, im really here bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I've never done this myself, but apparently you can reach the release mechanism with a screwdriver or some other prodding device by reaching up in front of the radiator from under the bumper. One of my soobs has a string attached to this as a temporary fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88rxsedan Posted October 14, 2003 Author Share Posted October 14, 2003 Originally posted by Snowman I've never done this myself, but apparently you can reach the release mechanism with a screwdriver or some other prodding device by reaching up in front of the radiator from under the bumper. One of my soobs has a string attached to this as a temporary fix. ill try that.... any others / people with small hands wanna help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Can U pull the grill off? Then U could unbolt the latch assembly. Justa thought:brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bard Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Take a look over at http://usmb.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4240 . Had quite the discussion concerning this exact problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierich Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Now that you have hopefully got the hood open, I would go down to Subaru and get a new one. They are about $20 bucks and since theoriginal one lasted 120k+++ miles, this next one might even out live the car. Hood pins are great unless someone steals them. But are time consuming to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88rxsedan Posted October 14, 2003 Author Share Posted October 14, 2003 Originally posted by richierich Now that you have hopefully got the hood open, I would go down to Subaru and get a new one. They are about $20 bucks and since theoriginal one lasted 120k+++ miles, this next one might even out live the car. Hood pins are great unless someone steals them. But are time consuming to do. havent messed with it yet - heres the messed up part.... I need a new terminal connector on my positive side of the batt. and i have it in the glove box, but havent replaced it yet.. so yeah, im hoping it dosent mess up while i cant open the hood. Ill give it a shot this afternoon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88rxsedan Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 got it, i reached my arm up there (it got stuck) and used my finger to flip the latch, i got it so, until my part comes from subaru, its rigged with the old cable, ran through the hole tied in a not... hangs just below the bumper, on the front spoiler.. my freind asked what it was, i told him it was my pull start... thanks for your help guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook74 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Probably a good time to check our own to make sure we don't have the same results.. Not sure about you all, but I don't mind learning from others errors/concerns/whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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