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ron_c
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Bonnet release broken.
« on: Sep 14th, 2004, 7:24pm » |
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I'd just got myself in the mood to have a good look at the MAF and ...... The bonnet release doesn't work 
It has to be said that I did have the panel with the release catch out to check the wiring of the computer connection and the cable into the catch now feels rather slack........
Is there a way in  , can it be fixed , or is it back to the wheelbarrow and wellies?
Ron.
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Eddie
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Re: Bonnet release broken.
« Reply #1 on: Sep 14th, 2004, 8:10pm » |
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Howdy Ron, sounds as if the cable has come unseated under the dash,youll have to dig it out and reconnect.
sorry I cant be more specific, its a bit like a bike brake cable thats popped out of the socket at the lever end.
eddie
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ron_c
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Re: Bonnet release broken.
« Reply #2 on: Sep 14th, 2004, 9:51pm » |
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Thanks Eddie. I had hoped for that. It's just that it was coming down like stair rods earlier and now it's dark and tomorrow I'm off into the sunrise at the crack of going to bed time and I now remember that I haven't checked the oil for about a million years.
It's a good job it's a Ford.
Ron
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john.n
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Re: Bonnet release broken.
« Reply #3 on: Sep 15th, 2004, 8:23am » |
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I dont want to upset you Ron ,but the cable mount on the grille has a habit of snapping. I will try to find out how my mate gained access to mine and post it up for you if this is the case. By the way if this is not the problem, you can sometimes open the bonnet by pulling the whole cable at the footwell end. john.n 
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ron_c
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Re: Bonnet release broken.
« Reply #4 on: Sep 16th, 2004, 1:22pm » |
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Thanks for the bad news John. I have a horrible feeling that you may be right having had a very close call on a previous motor. I sahll update this when I've had a chance to get closer to the problem but I may be asking for the help you offered.
Ron.
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ron_c
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Re: Bonnet release broken.
« Reply #5 on: Sep 19th, 2004, 4:42pm » |
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Panic over. It finally stopped raining and it was only the cable outer termination had slipped out of the groove. The oil was OK and by my calculations including a year of neglect from the previous owner it has now done 26K on the same oil without using a drop. It's amazing how the miles just fly by but, since it seems to want to live for a while yet, I shall have to change the oil soon. It's just that there is always something else on it that needs fixing more urgently. Right now, it's the nearside dipped headlight. Bulb's Ok so its down to the wiring diagram.....
More for the missus to complain about...
Ron.
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