Broken hood cable

1991 BUICK PARK AVENUE
236,000 MILES • 3.8L • V6 • AUTOMATIC
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JHEEREN02
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Cannot open hood.
Dec 10, 2017 at 10:11 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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It really depends on how and where the cable is broken. If it broke at the control side, you should be able to grab the core with a pair of pliers to open it. If it is broken at the other end, you are going to have to get creative to try to access the latch itself, possibly from underneath. There is no magic answer or easy trick for that. You just need some sort of long tool to try to push the release lever on the latch.
Dec 10, 2017 at 10:50 AM
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