First let me say thanks for all those who responded with suggestions for getting my carb tuned/adjusted. I was ready to post some additional questions about that issue when I realized I could no lon
Oh boy!!!!.....I've been stuck with this situation before. here is my old post to the list from 1999. To all that answered my plea for help, THANK YOU!!!!! I have finally open the Hood. I ended up us
It's after the fact but I have an extra wire tied to my release (catch) running through the firewall at a grommet and back underneath the dash. It rests near the throttle pedal. If the release cable
Thanks Dan. I found your post yesterday on the list server and tried your technique to no avail. This thing appears to be really stuck. Can anybody describe to me how the locking mechanism works? Doe
I don't think that the 68 and 69 hood latch are identical but they're close enough I believe. Try this link, it should help. http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/images/hoodlatch.JPG Brian '69 2000 Tam
I received two other suggestions back in 1999..... Stan Chernoff mentioned that by putting the car up on a lift, it may be possible to take a long rod (possibly with a movable joint or two) from unde
If you take off the front passenger tire, you can push the hood mechanism with a long screwdriver. It really helps to have the car on a lift. If you can get a look at another roadster with the hood u