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Old Jan 12, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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From: Moorpark
Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
Engine: CAMARO 3.1L FIREBIRD 455
Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
Im goin CRAZY

Ok yesturday i was on the freeway and noticed my hood was bouncing up and down and i havent opend it in a while so i go to close it it kept hitting the latch that goes thoguh the thing on the hood so i moved that back and slamed it and it closed got homme eveyr thing looked ok the release seemed hard to pull. I oiled it but it still felt hard afterwards so i just closed it today it opened again waht can be causing it to open any ideas????
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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 09:59 PM
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Car: 90 RS 'Vert, 88 IROC-Z, 88 Firebird
Engine: 305 ci tbi, 305 ci tpi, 350 ci tpi
Transmission: WC-T5, WC-T5, 700R4
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Not fully closed. It was only latched on the secondary latch. Or someone may have pulled the release, but not opened the hood.
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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 11:02 PM
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Car: 1991 CAMARO 1968 FIREBIRD
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Transmission: CAMARO 700R4 FIREBIRD TH-400
I found the problem when i put my battery in it pput tension on the hood relase cable causing it to open
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