[MR2] Stuck engine compartment hatch

[waynearndt at waynearndt.com]

Good point Aaron, I've had to smack the top of my MKII a few times
to get it to open after pulling the latch. I'm not familiar with the MKI
but on the MKII I have also put my finges down into the louvers and
pulled upward to pull it lose...or course again, I do this AFTER having
pulled the release lever. 

-Wayne 

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:02:54 -0700,
Aaron Willis wrote: 

> Before you go any further, have you tried
banging on the lid with your
> hand or prying (gently!) against the
trunk lid? I ask because the latch
> on my '85 was misadjusted and not
applying adequate pressure to pop the
> lid open. The latch was
releasing as designed when the lever was
> pulled, but the lid needed a
little encouragement to move out of the
> latch. It may also be
worthwhile to have someone apply pressure to the
> lid while you pull
the release lever in case the tension of the lid is
> preventing the
latch from releasing.
> 
> Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - Lithia Toyota
Scion of Springfield, OR -
> (541)736-3221
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-----Original Message-----
> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [5]
[mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com [6]] On Behalf Of Bob
> Peitzke
> Sent:
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:44 PM
> To: mr2 at mr2.com [7]
> Subject: [MR2]
Stuck engine compartment hatch
> 
> My 87 MR2 na has been sitting in my
garage for several years. I finally
> got
> ambitious to fire it up and
start taking it out for neighborhood drives.
> First step was to check
out the battery. Well, I couldn't get the
> engine
> compartment hatch
open. Seems the latch release cable is frozen.
> 
> Does anyone know a
way to bypass it, to open the engine compartment
> hatch
> without
damaging any cosmetics? I replaced this cable once, quite a few
> years
ago, but I was able to get the hatch open then. I remember that
>
routing a new cable requires removing a few trim panels, and access on
>
both
> sides of the engine firewall.
> 
> Appreciate any suggestions.
>

> Bob
> 
> 87 Mk I na
> 
>
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