> b Dick, There is still resistance when pulling on the trunk release lever which leads you to believe that the cable remains in one piece ?
If so, I'd think that the trunk latch mechanism could be gummed up and not allowing the hood to be released. My Spider manual, in my garage, sez that if the cable breaks inside the sheath, there is an access hole in the floor plan just underneath the latching mechanism. They say to push the floor mat aside and use a hooked probe to release the mechanism from below. Sounds like a real fishing expedition as you try all sorts of hooked implements. You might have an easier time if the cable is still intact and a long screwdriver poked into the innards of the latch mechanism to free it up. Bruce > b > The trunk release on my 1986 Spider stopped working today. The cable > doesnb t > appear to have snapped, but the trunk wonb t open. My shop manual is, of > course, in the trunk. Luckily, there is nothing perishable in there. Does > anyone have a suggestion? > > Dick Bevins -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
