well, I may be off, but the 2 work together to keep the hood secure - note that the plate on the hood is 2 part, one above the other, the hook piece [right in your pic, and taller] on the latch catches on the higher part, the lower part presses against the 'secondary' piece [left on the pic, and lower down] .... try pushing down on that rather than pushing in

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics