Re: [alfa] SPIDER ALTERNATE HOOD RELEASE

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Harry:

Several years ago I was "locked out" of my '74 Spider's engine bay when the 
cable snapped at the end under the hood.  I attached a noose to the end of 
a bent coathanger, and tried for about two days (honestly, two days) to 
snag the latch by working the homemade "tool" between the rear edge of the 
hood and the wiper valence panel.  I can't imagine how any other method 
might work, though I've heard tales of releasing the latch from below.  I 
hope you're not asking because your cable has already snapped, but if it 
hasn't, check it carefully and install that backup release ASAP.     When I 
got my "new" "87 Spider home almost 2 years ago, the backup release cable 
was one of the first things I installed.  I've only had a hood cable break 
once in 25+ years of owning Spider's, but once was more than enough for me.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 09:40 PM 9/15/2004, you wrote:

> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:14:59 -0700
> From: "Harry Reed" <harryreed@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] SPIDER ALTERNATE HOOD RELEASE
>
> SOME WEEKS AGO SOMEONE ASKED HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD ON A SPIDER IF THE HOOD
> RELEASE CABLE FAILED. THE ONLY ANSWER I SAW WAS TO INSTALL A MONOFILM RELEASE
> CHORD PRIOR TO CABLE FAILURE. IS THIS THE ONLY ANSWER? IT IS A GOOD IDEA BUT
> DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SHOULD IT OCCUR PRIOR TO THIS INSTALLATION.
> THANKS
> HARRY
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