99 s70 hood won't open

cbus · Post by **cbus** » 31 Dec 2004, 09:52

under dash lever doesnt pop the trunk - any ideas?

Post by **matthew1** » 31 Dec 2004, 11:50

Did you lift up a bit on the hood and pull out the tongue?

cbus · Post by **cbus** » 31 Dec 2004, 14:20

`99 S70 has the front release under the front edge of the hood.

If you are talking about the hood as in the post title, one of the latches is not releasing because there is not enough upward "tension" when the hood is closed. Pop the release , then go lift up on the hood lightly, then pop the inside latch again and it will release.

The fix is to adjust the offending latch downward about 1/16" using the 3 bolts that attach it to the side of the body panel . This is about a ten minute job.

Post by **dosbricks** » 01 Jan 2005, 15:35

I want to apologize to Matthew and cbus for using his user name in the above reply. It was my first attempt at a reply and I didn't know what the heck I was doing.

Ken

Post by **matthew1** » 01 Jan 2005, 16:14

It was a touch confusing the first time I read it, but I figured out it must be someone besides cbus.

No worries, dosbricks

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