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That has to be a nasty problem. I won't check the "solution" button so that somebody else might help. But my thought is, can you access the other end of the cable, inside the passenger compartment? If you could take off the handle and pull the cable with pliers, that might open the hood. In fact, there might be an adjustment there to tighten the cable. Or perhaps you could fashion a pretty stout small hook and reach the cable from underneath the front of the truck. Hope you can fix it.That has to be a nasty problem. I won't check the "solution" button so that somebody else might help. But my thought is, can you access the other end of the cable, inside the passenger compartment? If you could take off the handle and pull the cable with pliers, that might open the hood. In fact, there might be an adjustment there to tighten the cable. Or perhaps you could fashion a pretty stout small hook and reach the cable from underneath the front of the truck. Hope you can fix it.
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You can temporarily fix this if this solution will work: disassemble the hood release in the cabin and pull the cable until the hood latch opens. Then you can remove or adjust the cable as necessary.
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Cable is stretched/sprung. Access hood release panel and pull cable with channel locks.. or worse, something is stuck in the latch mechanism under hood.
See repair rep at Ford in any case.
The no heat problem could be a stuck open thermostat, plugged heater core, the air mix/mode actuator, or the control module. You might be able to have someone push down on the hood while pulling the hood release to get the hood open, the latches often stick, or the release cable maybe stretched and not operating the latch enough to release it. The rear wiper motor is probably bad.
I had same problem. Sprayed latch with WD-40 and no more problems. P.S. The lever should say "Hood" or there should be a picture of an open hood.
If lubrication doesn't work, your cable might be stretched or your latching mechanism might be defective. In either case, a visit to your local salvage yard will solve the problem.
If just the mounting broke & not the cable also, take a pair of vicegrips or good pliers on visible portion of steel cable & pull inward. If the cable itself is not broken it will pull out enough to open release.
Remove the cable from the latch and any hold downs or clamps. Push the rubber gromet through the fire wall into the car. Remove the handel assy. and pull
the cable assy.out through the fire wall. Now, if the
gromet can be removed. You can decide if you wan't
to put it back from under the dash, or under the hood.
Whatever is easiest for you, but if it can't, it has to go
back from under the dash. Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Try smacking down on the hood with a open hand.You may want to have someone inside to pull the lever while you hit on the hood.If you do get it open spray everthing down with a good lubicant.Well good luck and hope this helped.
If it's actually just stretched out you should be able to grab the cable behind the pull release, and using pliers, pull it far enough to release the latch.
Do you have a new cable?? If not most likely there is a need for it it may be stretched out. You can grab the end of the cable that goes to the release (in the interior) with a pliers and pull it this will finish the cable and a new one will most likely be needed
Have one person pull the hood release inside cab while the other person pushes down on front center of hood. One might have to push down a few times before it releases. This only works for stretched cable not broken cable.
stretched or frozen... have helper bang on hood center front while you tug..once open lube abd grease all latch areas and cable end you see there...good luck
That has to be a nasty problem. I won't check the "solution" button so that somebody else might help. But my thought is, can you access the other end of the cable, inside the passenger compartment? If you could take off the handle and pull the cable with pliers, that might open the hood. In fact, there might be an adjustment there to tighten the cable. Or perhaps you could fashion a pretty stout small hook and reach the cable from underneath the front of the truck. Hope you can fix it.
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