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Stuck Front Hood Release Mechanism

I am about finished restoring my '72 E. I installed the hood and release cable mechanism. It worked fine for a day or 2, but now it releases partially, but not enough to slide my hand and pull the tab to completely release the "hook" and free the hood. The gap between the front of the hood and bumper seal is not enough to slide my fingers and pull the tab.

My guess is that the screw that locks the cable to the mechanism was not tightened enough, and the cable has moved a bit, thus not releasing completely.

This problem is probably already addressed at this site, but I cannot find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If anything like my 356, check your spring - in my case, there are 2 of them and one went AWOL.