A really tough job.
The hood is not supposed to be opened except with the latch, supposedly to prevent various thefts.
You will need to take some good flashlights and some wire and try to figure out how to get to the hood latch or the place where the cable from inside the car attaches to it.
Consider cutting a hole in the plastic sheeting under the front of the car, and resealing it later with glues and/patches.
Worse case scenario is to have to take the front grille apart and reglue it.
You may find a pair of vise-grips can pull the whole cable to pop the hood open once access is made.
In any case, you may find the job terribly hard.
God bless your efforts.
SOURCE: My hood latch is broken
If the cable link to the latch is rusty or broken you have to take the front grid down. It's relatively easy. It's held there by plastic fasteners. Then reach for the latch with you hand, or the leftover broken cable. Pull it, it should release the first latch, than you just have to get to the security latch, like you usually do to open the hood.
SOURCE: Can't open 94 Suburban hood. Latch is no longer
you can open it with a long thin screwdriver. Look thru the center top of the grill. You should be able to see the cable running to the latch. Follow the cable to the end and you should be able to get in there with the screw driver and fish around to get it to unlatch. After you get it open you can tie a piece of wire to the latch sticking out of the grill to pull on and release it till you can get it repaired. Most likely the cable or pull handle is broken
SOURCE: where is the latch located to open the hood of a
The hood release once the hood has been popped is located on top of the RF headlamp.....pass front headlamp....lift the hood up a little bit then you can see it and then open the hood...Hope I could help!!!
SOURCE: gmc astro van hood latch not opening
Try smacking down on the hood with a open hand.You may want to have someone inside to pull the lever while you hit on the hood.If you do get it open spray everthing down with a good lubicant.Well good luck and hope this helped.
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SOURCE: 2001 chevrolet blazer hood latch won't release and open hood
if the cable is not broken then pull the release then take the side of your fist and pound on the hood starting towards the top drivers side and slowly move towards the latch try it a few times i have to do this every single time on my blazer
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