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(Message started by: ashley on Oct 2^nd, 2010, 4:40pm)

Title: safety catch cable has come undone
Post by ashley on Oct 2^nd, 2010, 4:40pm

Hi all my bonnet safty catch cable has detached I cant open bonnet any ideas how to open bonnet

Title: Re: safety catch cable has come undone
Post by Cosray on Oct 2^nd, 2010, 9:42pm

Ashley - there was a successful post about this some time ago - Simmo will know... help!

[search] option does not work once again tonight...
try later yourself please...

Ray

Title: Re: safety catch cable has come undone
Post by Simmo on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 8:06am

The post you refer to is Here (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1276067286;start=0#0) and be sure to look at the highlighted link, in Snoopys post, which refers to the Cosworth but may help. Let us know how you get on. ;)

Title: Re: safety catch cable has come undone
Post by Snoopy on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 8:36am

All this was from the duplicated Posts which has been removed.
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Check this recent post :
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=di splay;num=1276067286;start=12#12

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Hi again and Thanks, I have found its the bonnet safety catch cable thats detached its self and it came off in my hand so hope I can get to that the same way too. its seems to have broken away from the grill thanks. Ashley

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on Oct 2nd, 2010, 6:37pm, ashley wrote:
Hi again and Thanks, I have found its the bonnet safety catch cable thats detached its self and it came off in my hand so hope I can get to that the same way too. its seems to have broken away from the grill thanks. Ashley

Sometimes the only way to open the bonnet is to break the grille...and get another one.
I have a spare pre-facelift grille somewhere in the shed if you need one.

Title: Re: safety catch cable has come undone
Post by Simmo on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 8:40am

Ashley. You have a PM. ;) Mike