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Hood stuck


Steelersman

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I recently purchased an '85 RQB.  I noticed that the corner of the hood, pax side, near the windshield, where it comes up, was slightly higher than the other corners of the hood (1/4-1/2 in. gap) .  I tried to adjust the conical tip (just below the coil spring that is between that tip and the underside of the hood).  I turned the slot at the bottom of the tip 1/2 turn CW and closed the hood, with some improvement noted (the corner was a little lower... gap decreased).  So I turned the slot/cone another 1/2 turn CW and closed the hood.  Now I can't get the #&!@^$ thing open!!.  The driver's side releases but no joy on the other side.  To add insult to injury, I had a small box of sockets and ratchets on the air cleaner cover.   Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Just call me dumb azz.

 

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Under the fender on the older cars there is access to the latch on each side behind a rubber plug . Pull the rubber plug and use a large blade screwdriver as a lever and pry the spring loaded slider aside  / release each side separately  

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