Mickey - Does your hood support/latch plate have one of these "springs"??? I think that's what is supposed to "pop" your hood up enough to reach and then release the latch fully. Pic found surfing the web in a FB post about someone asking if anyone had pictures as he thought he was "missing something". wink
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Last edited by Gdads51; 10/21/2025 2:41 PM. Reason: replace pic with edited version of spring circled

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