Hi,

I just wanted to open the hood of my 240 for regular maintenance.

I pulled the white lever 15 inches backward without resistance.
So the wire has become loose of the releasing mechanisme!!

How can I now open the hood??? without damaging anything??



tnx in advance

Kkurt
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240 '88 B200K wite sedan 255K km Europe virgo+all turbo gauges, Phoenix Gold + Kenwood ampli, Focal door speakers + tweeters, Kenwood 6'x 9', 10 CD changer in enlarged globe cabinet, dubble rear coil springs , hitch, fog lights, 2 extra rectangular pencil

Tnx ! ! !

It worked out!

I had to remove the air dam.

The wire was broken due to age/using it.

There is 3/4" cable left to make a U-turn and refix it it.


hasta la vista
kkurt
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240 '88 B200K wite sedan 255K km Europe virgo+all turbo gauges, Phoenix Gold + Kenwood ampli, Focal door speakers + tweeters, Kenwood 6'x 9', 10 CD changer in enlarged globe cabinet, dubble rear coil springs , hitch, fog lights, 2 extra rectangular pencil

Umm adding a wire and doing things that way will get old fast. Replace it with new..... LOL Mac

I am new here and seeking other info and have not yet determined if this is the place for me...
If you wish for any reason you may e-mail me at mac_muz15@hotmail.com.

As for your problem with any luck at all there is still some cable left at the latch....

If you lay flat on your back and look up behind the air damn if you have one and better yet if it is gone, with a lamp, you will see the latch.

Either grab the cable there with vise grips, or lever the latch with a decent size straight blade screw driver... Either way will do it....

Just take your time and nothing will be broken.

If you are a oldy let me know if there is a crack body parts guy here...

I bought a wrong replacement fender which buy the numbers is right, but it ain't... I won't even bother with a good luck, as you don't need luck, once you look from the bottom up... thats cake.... Mac

Alas..I have had these puppies pull off in my hand also. Take heart. The grill can be removed with the deft use of needle nose pliers just under the hood. If you still have the plastic spring-loaded clips - one on either side of the top of the grill simply turn them till the tip blade is aligned with the car. Lift up on the grill and (watch now) looking under the grill see that the bottom two plastic inset parts of the grill clear their respective slots. Ease the grill out bottom end first and viola' you can now manipulate the hood latch mechanism...after you spray the devil out of it and open your hood. Sound like you may have pulled the whole cable out in which case you need to rethread and resecure the cable through the pulling mechanism on the slide. Good luck. I also apply copius amounts of vulgarity during these procedure so, should you be so vexed, clear the area of kiddies and sensitive pets.

jack coyle

Addendum and general counsel to souls experiencing similar hood unlatching challenges.....should you perchance own a 240 (my area of psuedo-expertise)...I advise a strong, slow steady pull as opposed to the "grab the bastard and give it the jerk of your life" approach. This slow steady pull has, in my experience, been rewarded with the life affirming "pop" of a hood that knows what is good for it.

jack coyle