the hood release cable broke is there a way to open the hood

1989 VOLVO 780
1 MILES
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NABILALMASRI
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the release cable broke and i was told that i would need a body man to open the hood any idea on how is this don .
Nov 18, 2011 at 1:38 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You probably have to strip the front to get to the latch or from the bottom. Its gonna be a tedious work, get the pros to do it
Nov 18, 2011 at 1:50 PM
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NABILALMASRI
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i already took out the radiator fan and its shroud would that help
Nov 18, 2011 at 1:58 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You got more to do keep going-till you can visually see the latch and cable then figure out how to maneuver it
Nov 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM
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