help

[barrettb]

on my m1009 i can not get the hood latch to release so i cant get it open is there anyway to release the latch another way so i can open the hood??

 

[gt1009]

Is the handle in the cab stuck, or the handle on the hood's underside?

 

[barrettb]

the handle in the cab moves. but after that i cant get the hood to unlatch i have tryed hitting the top of the hood. but i cant get it open.

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

Take your fist and pound one time right in the center on the front of the hood, this is of course after pulling the cable release in the cab. It is something I have found common on older GM trucks.

 

[CUCVFAN]

It wouldn't hurt to have somehold hold the release out when you bang.

 

[BKubu]

I concur with David. I've had to pull a "Fonz" on many of the CUCV hoods. For those to young to remember Happy Days, Fonz used to pound his fist on the juke box to make it work. You may have to try it a few times as I have some pretty stubborn hood releases.

 

[gimpyrobb]

That trick even works with my civy 98 gmc!

 

[mangus580]

There is usually a sweet spot. My old rustbucket, was on the drivers front corner... My 1009 is pretty much dead center. Have also had them where if you slam the door, they will pop too...

 

[CCATLETT1984]

If all else fails you should be able to get a screwdriver on the latch from the front and you have to push to to the drivers side.

 

[cobra]

Same thing on the good old ten ten, try lubing the release, then as mangus said, get some1 to pull the release while you bang away

 

[WillWagner]

My old truck did that on a regular basis...whenever you NEEDED to get under the hood. A few times, did the Fonz move and it didn't work, tried and tried, start to walk away, POP the hood opens! Gremlins. I put never sieze on the latch and striker. Worked great 'till it got full of dirt/mud.

 

[doghead]

I've had to pull a "Fonz" on many of the CUCV hoods. For those to young to remember Happy Days, Fonz used to pound his fist on the juke box to make it work.

Is there anyone that does not know who "The Fonz" is? AAAAAAA!

 

[texas-5-ton]

If any of the above fails to work, call your local FD and ask them to bring their hurst tool..

 

[Armada]

 

[hypgnostic]

I like to refer to it the Fonz maneuver as "Percussive Maintenance". It's good for all sorts of things. When I was kid, my dad used to even use it on me!

 

[doghead]

When I was kid, my dad used to even use it on me!

 

[mo-mudder]

I've had to pull a "Fonz" on many of the CUCV hoods. For those to young to remember Happy Days, Fonz used to pound his fist on the juke box to make it work.

Is there anyone that does not know who "The Fonz" is? AAAAAAA!

What's a 'juke box'? Kinda like a juice box with a speech impediment?

 

[doghead]

What's a 'juke box'? Kinda like a juice box with a speech impediment?

Well, a Jukebox is kinda like a great big MP3 Player (about the size of a chest freezer)! 50's technology, no integrated circuits! Lot's of colorful flashing lights! Usually cost about a nickle to play a song. For more info, see Grandpa!

 

[pa.rich]

Ahhh, you can almost tell who is old and who is young here.I am on the young inmy head but my body argues with that.

 

[pa.rich]

Young at heart, but my body argues with that. (Had to rewrite that, didnt look right above.)
And now back to stuck hood latches.