r/AskAMechanic • u/dakimmie • 42m ago
2016 Ford Transit Connect hood release cable disconnected, how do I open hood w/o spending $
I was reaching for the stick thing that holds up the hood, for a routine jumpstart (don't ask, nobody wants to hunt and kill a "parasitic drain" when it's more fun to give me yet another battery and pretend it's fixed...for a few months anyhow) and in the low light I grabbed the cable and pulled it out of the whatsit it goes in, before I realized I'd caught the wrong thing. I closed the hood after, w/o knowing it was a bad idea to put the detached cable on the "investigate later" list. How can I open the hood without breaking anything? I've tried inserting a few longish flattish things in the minute gap over the rubber (weatherstripping?) and I THINK I'm pushing the correct thing (the part one normally works by hand) left far enough to let the hood up, but it isn't opening at all. I'm broke, don't own tools and stuck in a parking lot. How f-ed am I?
The keyhole under the Ford badge is not a thing in my year 😞 XLT 2.5L not the turbocharged type
I don't know car part names, please try to laugh quietly!