help, Help, HELP! ARRGH!

[acceler8]

Capital DOH! I changed the latch mechanism on my '71 240. I test closed the hood, 1/2 way and the latch seemed fine. I lefty it barely bolted in, so that when latched it centered itself. Then, in an act of pure stupidity, I shut the hood all the way. The latch works great. Too well, in fact! No, I can't open it!!! HELP, how can I get my hood open? The cable just seems to be stuck:( I have pulled on it with all of my might, and it didn't budge... Any idea?

[wburstein]

How about jacking up the car and putting it on jack stands. Slide under there with a flashlight and a long screw driver. Try to manually open the latch or hold the latch plate while a friend pulls the latch handle inside the car.

[Daniel]

when the dealers had that problem they would put it on the lift and use a long extention and unscrew the latch from the hood.