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my hool lacth cabel brook and I cant get it open any ideals on how to with out breaking any thing else

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79 4x4 1.8 liter
75 K 10 Lifted with 383 stroker
69 Jeepster comando v6

I think you said your hood latch cable broke... It sounded like you had cotton in your mouth though.

If it just broke off of the handle under the dash, grab onto the cable with a pair of vice grips and pull.

If it broke further under the hood, you may have to take some stuff apart to get it off... I dunno. Where did it break?

I used a pair of Vise Grips too, just get it tight enuff and keep it locked onto the cable and that will be your mechanism to open it.
As for repairing the cable, did the swedged 'nut' end come loose from the cable itsself?

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427 SBC-700R4
SE 9-3/8 4P TracLoc, 6-lug rear discs,
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Mustang II front suspension
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did you guys see the cable that was on ebay? someone wanted it really bad it what for $102 and change

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$102.00???
Is he from this board?
that is quite a bit....

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72 L.U.V.
427 SBC-700R4
SE 9-3/8 4P TracLoc, 6-lug rear discs,
custom rear leafs, custom made aluminum radiator,
Mustang II front suspension
LUV perf parts manufacturing
My Devotion to Karl :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmXc4F78 ... re=related

not sure

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Geez... A custom made cable from a local motorcycle shop is less that 30 bucks!

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

If it broke off at the latch end...

You have to remove the front grill, then the hood hinges, then prop up the hood and use a bunch of extensions with a socket, a wrench, and a flashlight to take off the 4 bolts for the latch.

True story.

Fixed
I took the left front tire off move the mud gaurd took the spring off and then pushed the other lever
but I have a nother problem my truck is not idealing when I run power to the fuel pump I dont get any gas in the bowel I blow throw it I just here air and no gas is going in the bowel the fuel fiter is fine is a new pump
It will run if I keep my foot on it

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If you cant find it grind it

79 4x4 1.8 liter
75 K 10 Lifted with 383 stroker
69 Jeepster comando v6

The best way to check for gas in the line is to suck on it a bit to listen for gurgling sound. But, how can it be running w/o gas in the bowl? Maybe your mech. fuel pump is bad? Or you have a vac. leak?

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it will run if I keep my foot on the gas pedal but when I let off it it will die but some time it wont
and I have pulled the fuel line to the carb its geting pleaty of gas there but its no geting to the carb

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If you cant find it grind it

79 4x4 1.8 liter
75 K 10 Lifted with 383 stroker
69 Jeepster comando v6

Maybe a stuck choke, clogged idle circuits or float needle, massive air leak. If it's gettng fuel to the carb, it's got to be something like this.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

you may have bumper the idle screw when you popped the hood try to set it at 2 1/2 turns out and go from there.... just a thought

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Im thinking you might have knocked off a vac line during your hood crisis! Make sure you have all your Vac lines attached!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was doing it befor the hood thing

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If you cant find it grind it

79 4x4 1.8 liter
75 K 10 Lifted with 383 stroker
69 Jeepster comando v6

this is actualy a problem i've had.

there's a solonoid on the pass side of the carb, it looks like a 1 1/2 inch long nut with a wire running off it, the wired side of it points to the firewall disconect it, jumper it to the pos side of the battery(you should hear a clicking noise when you hook it up) see if it runs then.

if that solves the problem,the wires to your speed sensor are frayed or broken. you'll have to wire it(the solenoid) to the coil hot wire BEFORE the ballast resistor.

the part is actually called the idle stop sollinoid(anti dieseling solonoid), it cuts fuel press to the primary idle jet when you shut off the engine so your engine doesn't run on.

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LUVNIT sounds like the most plausible solution. I'm thinking something happened to the brake booster line. Going from the wheelwell up to the latch, the brake booster line is close enough to catch hell. If it's leaking it's a big vacuum leak.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

IT WAS HAPENING BEFOR THE HOOD PROBLEM

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If you cant find it grind it

79 4x4 1.8 liter
75 K 10 Lifted with 383 stroker
69 Jeepster comando v6

whoa..... don't shout.....go back and read my last post.

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dude it doesnt mean that you dont have a vaccuum leak damn just put your head under your hood and look at your hoses. we're just trying to help you with your problem solving.