I had the same problem with my 96 Chevy Tahoe and sprayed the hinges and
cable with WD40. It works great now.

"TranSurgeon" > wrote in message
news:q78td.215260$R05.213286@attbi_s53...
> before spending good money at the $tealer's, spray the latch and
> associated
> mechanism, including the hood end of the cable, with a good lubricant
>
> I use 'PB Blaster' penetrating oil to free things up, followed by a mix of
> ATF and engine oil
>
> if the vehicle has not been 'dinged' in an accident, just loosen the bolts
> on either side of the hood and adjust for equal amounts of space between
> hood and fenders, and make sure the fore-aft alignment is right by
> sighting
> the front corners to the fenders
>
> 9 out of 10 times, this will fix it
>
>
> "Jake" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> your hood is out of alignment.
>> have a dealer re adjust it. I had the same problem.
>>
>> it works great now...
>>
>> On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 04:36:54 -0500, "Spiderman"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Rufus T. Firefly" > wrote in message
>> ink.net...
>> >>A common problem is the cable moves when you pull the handle but the
> hood
>> >> doesn't pop up. I couldn't determine by the post if that was your
> problem
>> >> or the cable was actually stuck. But for anyone who has a cable that
>> >> pulls
>> >> ok and the hood still won't pop up this will help...... The actual
>> >> problem
>> >> is with the hood hinges. Use a penetrating lubricant on all the hinge
>> >> pivot
>> >> pins and work the hood up and down several times while you spray the
> pins
>> >> until it works easily. Once you have it freed up and working
>> >> correctly
> a
>> >> few drops of oil on the hinge pivots occasionally will keep it working
>> >> nicely. The dumb little spring that pops the hood up when you pull on
> the
>> >> cable doesn't have enough force to overcome stiff hinges, especially
>> >> on
> a
>> >> long, heavy hood.
>> >
>> >
>> >My problem was as you described (you pull the handle but the hood
>> >doesn't
>> >pop up). I lubed up the spring and latch assembly and that seems to have
>> >helped...the hood always releases now although sometimes it pops up very
>> >weakly (but at least its not "stuck"). It didn't even occur to me to
>> >lube
>> >hood hinges but it certainly makes sense that gummed up hinges would add
> to
>> >the apparent weight on the spring. Thanks.
>> >
>>
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