We pull the release and the hood goes up part way but it does

not spring up far enuf for us to get a hand under and push the

latch up to open it. We have tried pulling the release cord WHILE

someone else tries to pull up on the hood and push the open

latch. NOthing works. What to do?

P.S. It has been cranky for a while - it would fail to close even

tho it seemed it had closed, and then it would pop open while

we were driving. To prevent this we would (my wife especially)

slam the hood down real hard - she admits it.

Thanks!

the alternative is to reach in from the front and loosen the hinge bolts and have some one lift the hood some from the front and see if you cas free it . When you do get it open adjust the striker and latch assembly properly.:classic: It's a good idea to attach a 2nd cable to the latch release and tuck it through the firewall so you can release the hood in the event that the hood release cable parted. just get a piece from Home Depot. :classic:

Now I'm looking for a new hood release assembly. The body man has the old one out and we can install a new one. Nissan may or may not have one, but it's a little pricey if they do. Any ideas?

We need the whole thing - cable and all.

THanks!

When the cars were new and would break a cable the shop would put the car on a lift.Get a lot of socket extentions.Go from the bottom and remove the screws that hold the latch to the hood.