Hood latch, 47 Dodge

[central52]

I tried to open driver's side butterly hood, but it won't open. Looking at it from the other side, the front latch releases, but the rear one is stuck. And it looks a rail fell down, aslo. Tried to knock it over with a long crowbar, no luck. Ed

[Don Coatney]

Once you get it open repair the kinked heater hose.

[Young Ed]

I believe you stated you had dual heaters. My plymouth has those too with the hard lines I got off a dodge. I am not sure if plymouths came with the hard lines or not. Anyway you can get some preformed hoses with bends in them. I just found some bypass hoses that had 2 bends each and cut them to make these.

 

[steveplym]

I think that lower bar bolts to that lower tab on the latch.  I can get you a pic of my '47 if you need it to compare.

 

My latches freeze up too, get some pb blaster or you favorite penetrating oil and soak it a bit.  It will give sooner or later.

[Frank Elder]

I tried to open driver's side butterly hood, but it won't open. Looking at it from the other side, the front latch releases, but the rear one is stuck. And it looks a rail fell down, aslo. Tried to knock it over with a long crowbar, no luck. Ed

Put the crowbar back by the sawzall and the 15 lb. sledge and buy yourself a shop manual and a parts book, you'll be much happier and your car will incur less accidental damage.......they advertise em daily on ebay. Familiarize yourself with your project and things will go smoother. Good luck!

[central52]

Gentlemen,  I still can't get the right side hood latch to release the hood.  Hammer, crowbar, it won't budge.  I'm desperate.   Ed

[Don Coatney]

Remove the two bolts holding the latch in place and remove the latch. With the hood then open finding the problem should be easier.

[_shel_ny]

By looking at the left side can you figure out how the cable releases the latch, and duplicate that action.

[central52]

ok, will try those suggestions.  But, I can't see how I can reach those two bolts from the other side.  Unless I crawl into the compartment?  Ed

[casper50]

use all of your extensions and borrow everyone you can find on the block.

[Don Coatney]

central52, on 30 Dec 2014 - 06:28 AM, said:

ok, will try those suggestions.  But, I can't see how I can reach those two bolts from the other side.  Unless I crawl into the compartment?  Ed

 

 

casper50, on 30 Dec 2014 - 06:39 AM, said:

use all of your extensions and borrow everyone you can find on the block.

 

 

Call me lazy but I like to stay as far away from work as I possibly can.

 

[casper50]

I have about that many as well.  Pick them up at garage sales.

[Young Ed]

Call me lazy but I like to stay as far away from work as I possibly can.

 

 

You call those extensions? Look across the top of this pile I bought last summer. There's an 18" and 24".

[casper50]

now now boys no comparing lengths.  Put back where they come from.    lol

[central52]

Yes, an extension will probably do it, and I have a 12 inch one, hope it's long enough.  But, if not, off to PepBoys, for a longer one.  Ed

[Dan Hiebert]

Remove the two bolts holding the latch in place and remove the latch. With the hood then open finding the problem should be easier.

Ditto.  I had the exact same problem many years ago.  Takes a certain amount of flexibility on your part, and maybe an extension or two, but if the other side of the hood is open its relatively easy.