Hi, We had the road side assistant people do that yesterday. He pounded on the hood while my mom was pulling the handle to pop the hood.
Otis Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] BBS Press Service, Inc. Distributors of quality online text and information since 1984 http://www.powerpointerspage.com/206274 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Frozen car hood Hi Otis, Try tapping the front of the hood where the area of the latch would be with the palm of your hand, This will sometimes dislodge the latch and allow for it to pop. Don't be afraid to use some force on it, as it might take some force to break what ever is keeping the latch from unsticking. The problem is that you don't know if it's frozen or if it's rusted . Either way, that tapping should be able to release it enough that it'll pop. If you find that it won't budge, even after you've pounded it several times, try taking a blow dryer on it's hottest setting to the front of the hood, followed by some well pointed hot air through the front grill, aiming in an upward direction to see if you can release it. Another option is using a key de-icer on it. You can get these at any service station or hardware store. They often come with a small straw that you can insert in the groove where the latch is. Spray a liberal amount of the de-icer into the space with the straw and if it is frozen, this should work to melt it. If this doesn't work, try the WD-40 option spraying a liberal amount into the groove. Hope this helps. Victor To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
