Topic: Weird problem
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That's a dang fine picture Mike !!
If he can't get that little tab to push down, He should try to get your "fabulous" tool up into the horseshoe shaped lever and push toward the center. That's the way I did it with my "fabulous" tool.
Pushing down on the tab might be easier though.
Pushing down on the hood while attempting this maneuver might help with resistance.
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I'd have to agree with Mike on the cable possibly shorting out on a wire in the fusebox area. When you push in on the cable, you're releasing tension on it, so the end inside the engine compartment will not really be touching anything. When you pull on the cable, then the cable that runs across to the pass. side should get taut, and then it may be causing a misfire if it runs too close to one(or more) of the plug wires.
I'd have to bet on there being a bare wire in the fusebox area...
I would also make sure the battery is disconnected anytime you're not working on the car, at this point...if one of the hood release cables IS shorting on something, then eventually that something is gonna get really hot, and then all the smoke is gonna come out of it...not a pretty picture...
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Don't worry Eddie, we are of the "C3 breed".....A lot of us has re-built-it and we can fix-it.....in spite of the general and in spite of the oriental parts !!
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HOODs UP!!! Got home Fri night and after about 30 seconds using Mike's magic tool the latched on the driver side released. Mike if you market that tool I'll be the first to give you a testimonial, Thank you big time. Neither cable was broke, the cross over cable was kinked and the cable clamps on both ends of the cross over cable were twisted, and the cable is frayed so I'm going to the Chevy dealer and order a GM cable, more expensive than a after market but I think it will be worth the money. After the hood was open I started up the engine and the hood release under the dash had no effect on the operation of the motor. I think some how pulling the handle caused the cross over cable to short something out. I check it out more thoughly later. Sorry I didn't reply Fri but, my home computer went belly up. Once again thanks to everbodys help especially to MIKE. If it wasn't for all of your support I'm afraid I would have given up.
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Where can we find the description / dimensions of Mike's tool (you know, the emergency hood realease one! 
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It would be great to fabricate it and have it handy, 'cause when the cable goes, it is ALWAYS at the worst time and place! Tanx.
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Go to "body topic," click on 78-82 hood release tool. Mike shows a picture and cimensions. Works great on my 78, don't know about 71's hood. The alumiun strip cost me $5.69 including tax.
Eddie, glad the tool worked for ya. What was the problem with the latches releasing if neither cable were broken?
Mike, the tool is for 78-82 style latches(maybe77 but not sure). There's a thread in "body" with pics and use. Maybe something similar can be made for the older style latches. I made it BEFORE iI ever needed it, luckily I haven't needed to actually use it myself. Investigating how the emergency release works it just seemed difficult to get a screwdriver inserted into the holes and then especially trying to turn it to unlatch both catches at once. That's why mine just goes straight in and then push, both sides. No prying.
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To answer question about why the latches would'nt release since the cables weren't broken, was that the cross over cable was kinked because the cable hold down clamp had twisted and the hood release cable had slipped from the hood release cable stop.
That may explain the running problem. If the cable was yanking on the distributer shield, maybe the aluminum foil liner and the ground strap were grounding out some of the spark plug connectors at the dist. cap. Just a thought. Or if you don't use the dist. shield, maybe the cable itself was dragging across some spark plug connectors.
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