Pulling the hood latch handle does not release the hood on a 98 Volvo v70, it is not out of adjustment because the cable broke from the latch and pulling the cable itself with vice grips does nothing, there is no movement of the cable at all. I took out the grill and can see no part of the hood latch or cable from there. Pulling the cable while another works the hood up and down trying to get it to release has already been tried. I worked at a number of dealerships, including Volvo and Jag as a mechanic untill the 90's and this is the first car I have not been able to get the hood up on when the cable broke.