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Q. I have an 88 Accord and the hood latch cable on the inside of the car has become loose and will not pop the hood anymore, is there any way that I can fix this problem or get the hood open?

Thanks
JC

A. The first thing you need to do is determine why the cable is loose. Look inside the car where the latch is mounted. Are the mounting screws loose? If they are, tighten them down. Is the handle broken? If it is, it need to be replaces. If everything looks good here, then you need to adjust the cable.

This is the fun part because the adjustment

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