broke hood latch cable

[texazranger07]

title says it all...broke right at the handle...so now wtf do i do???? i mean is there an alternate way to get under the hood if it happens to latch the rest of the way. ill explain what happened. i had to jump my truck due to extreme cold and sh!tty batteries. pull latch, hood pops, open hood, get batts done, start truck unhook everything...close hood.....close...hood...nope....just wouldnt stay down. must be a ford thing because my mustang did the same thing. starting to regret buying a ford after little things like this. so question is....what do i do for a temp fix and how do i get the permanent fix??? i cant imagine this question comes up too often but this kind of needs to be answered very very fast as my hood isnt fully latched and that means i cant drive anywheres over like 30 mph safely. i can take a pic and show exactly what the issue is tomorrow if need be. thanks

[bockhold]

it doesnt lock??

i wouldnt think thats a cable prob. the lock doesnt rely on the cable to lock down i think. but is required to release it.

[texazranger07]

right...but when the cable doesnt go back to .."neutral(i guess you would say)"....then thats when the hood wont lock down...the cable is still in the release position...at least until it warms up a bit and it might go back but then i wont be able to open the hood....i cant FU@&*&^ say how much i hate winter and cold in general

[texazranger07]

anyone.....PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!. this is kind of an emergency situation....

[kinghawg98]

zip tie or rope that crap to your grill or bumper and go

look at the latch on the truck try to wiggle it...if its frozen stick a hair dryer on it...

[texazranger07]

its not just that...does anyone know how to open the hood without the release cable should i close it??????? and is there a temp fix for the cable

[symbols]

never had this problem. Sounds like the cable needs to be replaced but I don't have a temp fix for it unless you can somehow get some graphite lube in there??

[texazranger07]

so am i being silly in asking for a temp fix or a way to open my hood without the cable???? because this is somewhat rediculous...whats the point of a help forum, if theres no help to be had???

[fordpwrstroke7]

Maybe I missed it but why don't you just buy a new cable? The forum is usually pretty helpful and has some good guys on here...be careful before you say something you'll regret.