Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open
 
MettyMatty
Posted 22/11/2015 2:07 PM (#720401)
Subject: Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open
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Location: Isle of Wight		I finally got my R100 VVC conversion moving yesterday, I've previously opened and closed the bonnet with the cable/latch mechanism working 100's of times and as soon as I moved the car the latch got stuck!?

The lever in the drivers well is slack like the latch is open but the latch under the bonnet wont budge. Any suggestions on how to get under the bonnet please?

Thanks

 
Marv_666
Posted 22/11/2015 9:30 PM (#720408 - in reply to #720401)
Subject: RE: Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open


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Location: Dudley, Midlands		If the cable hasn't snapped / come off, and it is just jammed while catch is open,
getting a mate to pull the handle while you manhandle the bonnet should do it.

Have you moved the rad forward, could be caught on that?
Should mean you can reach up from underneath and lever it over with a screwdriver.
Other option is going in through the grille.
 
MettyMatty
Posted 22/11/2015 10:41 PM (#720409 - in reply to #720401)
Subject: RE: Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open
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Location: Isle of Wight		Thanks Marv!

I've got an MGF rad in and had problems with the mech catching but as I said before, it has worked for months while laid up.

I think a poke about with a screwdriver may be in order.

 
Marv_666
Posted 23/11/2015 3:24 AM (#720412 - in reply to #720401)
Subject: RE: Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open


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Location: Dudley, Midlands		Found a couple of bits to read up on making it work. Good luck with getting it sorted.

http://metropower.org.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=78924&posts=7

http://metropower.org.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=81810&posts=6
 
Metromartin
Posted 10/2/2016 2:24 PM (#721090 - in reply to #720401)
Subject: RE: Help! - Bonnet stuck/wont open


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Location: Gloucester		also a worthy trick is to remove the catch cable shield.
if the cable snaps you (on a cold engine) put your arm up between the radiator and exhuast and pull the cable to up the bonnet.
Rover became aware of this and in 1993 K reg bolted a shield plate to prevent this but now 20 years on with tired old bonnet catch cables they can snap and leave you unable to open the bonnet!