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Re: Hood Cable removal??

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hood Cable removal??
From: Mark Snowdon <racer45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:18:05 -0800
Organization: Snowdon Racing
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Reply-to: Mark Snowdon <racer45@bellsouth.net>
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Frank Clarici wrote:
> 

> The quickest way (your not going to like this)(to remove hood release cable)
> Remove engine and trans, undo nut on the back of the cable, undo cable
> stop at bonnet, pull cable through panel.
> Note, this is the quickest way.
> Option #2: try to undo the nut on the back of the cable inside the trans
> tunnel with tranny inplace (a magic wand will greatly help here or maybe
> a Genie, Leprechaun, telekenisis) This is much easier but not
> neccessarily faster then pulling the tranny.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Bugeye Sprite
> 67 Sprite
> 59 A40
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/

You said that right. Still going through that on a 69 Sprite. But
something I ran into was that the replacement knob (T handled) has a
larger diameter stock than the one I removed. Should I go ahead and
drill it out or did my supplier send me the wrong one?

Thanx Mark Snowdon,Greensboro NC

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