1977 chevy c20 hood latch problem

[Nathanael hart]

On my 77 chevy c20 when I try to latch my hood I can't. It just stopped working today. Even if I slam if as hard as I can it won't stay down. I don't know what's up. Has anyone had this problem and a solution for it

 

[Dmack]

I would try making the latch lock manually (by hand, not with the hood pin), to see if it will lock in the closed position. Could be as simple as the release handle partially pulled out. If it latches when empty, open the latch again and maybe try adjusting the lock pin up incrementally.

 

[Preston]

Sometime it’s the safety catch, or could be the spring, see if things are lined up, shoot some wd40 it there thes things are fine tuned machines sometimes you just need to tweak them a little




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[Charlie]

 

[78C10BigTen]

Id work it manually as said but spray pb blaster in it while you do, i may be just stuck

 

[Doppleganger]

Whenever I play with hood latches, I always pull the grills out or have a Plan B / access idea in the event it wont release.

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[Old77]

Not sure why this was originally posted in the introduction subforum but I’ve now moved it to the proper spot

 

[Remo76C15]

On my 77 chevy c20 when I try to latch my hood I can't. It just stopped working today. Even if I slam if as hard as I can it won't stay down. I don't know what's up. Has anyone had this problem and a solution for it

Stuck latch or spring broke maybe.