[MR2] Stuck engine compartment hatch

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FYI
here is how the assembly works.
http://opc.mr2oc.com/online_parts_catalog/Body/engine%20hood.GIF


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On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Ethan Adams <e.adams722 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My MKII usually has the same problem with the front lid. I usually have to
> use a screw drive wrapped in cloth and lightly pry up on it and it pops
> open.
>
> - Ethan Adams
> On Jun 25, 2011 11:40 AM, "Kurt Krueger" <telek2 at frontier.com> wrote:
>> On 6/22/2011 12:19 PM, waynearndt at waynearndt.com wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>> With both my '86 and '88 SC MkI (with fiberglass lid) they need to be
>> pried up with my fingers. Sometimes I need someone to hold the latch
>> while I pry. A little WD40 usually solves the problem once I get the
>> lid open.
>>
>> BTW, DON'T use WD40 on the cable. Makes it stick.
>>
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