Emergency:broke hood release cable

[Markus2]

need a new one.
cable snapped under hood.

Where can i find one-or what other vehicle uses the same set up.

???

thanks

 

[Markus2]

pleaseeeeeee helppppp meeeeeeee

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[1bad4.6l]

Ask Max?

 

[Markus2]

?

who is max?
whats his name on here?
I assume he is a vendor.

HELP me please

 

[1bad4.6l]

This guy, and uh look on the right side of you're monitor. http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=100

 

[Markus2]

thanks so much man-i should have looked to the right of my monitor
I just sent Mr. Max an email.

Rock on 1bad4.6l

Ford already told me, that after doing a national search of inventory at stealerships, that the part does not exist anywhere.
Shrug

 

[Markus2]

update

there are no hood release cables for the 90-92 MKVII at any ford dealership in the country.
So...
Does anybody have any ideas on where else to look-
Junk yards are not an option-there are none close by.


There has got to be other lincoln models that used the same cable-perhaps the continental of similar years.
I have no way of telling.

 

[1bad4.6l]

I almost would bet a t-bird cable would work, you say no junkyard but these guys will ship to you and can find anything....... http://countylineautoparts.com/:cool:

 

[Markus2]

thanks man.

just wrote em an email-
gonna try calling on break just to be safe if I dont hear back in a few hours.

I know the cable was year specific-or so the stealer"ship" states-that 90-92 is the cable that would work on my 91 SE.

So... if its year specific(if this is in fact true)-what year thunderbird would work for my set up?

"My mark vii is known very well at "enterprise rent a car" across america- it is known to be in the mech. shop quite frequently. So frequently, that Enterprise has made me a platinum customer"

 

[Markus2]

stealership and all those contacted so far have no hood release or battery cables for the mark

 

[OldSchool1]

Replacement (this might help)

I don't have a resource for you other than a local donor vehicle or maybe a posting in a WANT TO BUY forum.

But before you even get the cable, here's what one owner went through when ~Hiz~ cable failed.

Hood Release Cable Replacement

 

[LLFordMan]

Has you car ever been hit in the nose? J/C because your hood cable broke, you are having alternator issues and a large harness runs behind the grille.

worth .02

 

[Markus2]

thanks guys

I checked out that link, oldschool, when i was googling hood release cable mark vii- lol.
thanks man.

There was def. a front end accident years back on the mark-however, i visable see the kink in the cable-near where the cable meets the latch to release and grab the hood.
the cable will still release it back has no tension to come back-so i have been using a screw driver to push on the metal notch where the hood grabs on the release mechanism.

My charging issues are solved-posting in a few min. on the other thread.

I still need the cables though as preventative maint-

And i still need teh hood release cable for this specific aplication before I go rigging something up-still trying here.

I can close the hood now-and open it-it just requires me holding a stupid flashlight in the dark and pressing on the notch on the latch.
sigh

 

[mrzeee]

you try Jamie yet??

 

[Markus2]

who is jamie-im guessing a parts guy maybe???
I have not contacted jamie-but if you point me in his direction I will be most certainly sure to contact him.
Im out of sources.

 

[mrzeee]

here ya go

Jamie97lsc

The New Lincoln Auto Parts
4627 Panorama Ave Unit E, Holiday FL
Nearly 3,000 Sq Ft Of Parts in Stock
We Specialize in only 93-98 Mark VIII
727-789-6474

 

[02LSE96LSC91SE84TC]

Jamie only does VIII stuff, not VII.



I'm parting out a 90. Think the cable is good can check if you want.

 

[Markus2]

Thanks

That would be most helpful.
PM to discuss numbers and specifics.
Thanks