Happy New Year and Help!

[Hal Coble <hal@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Kerry.  This weekend I will attempt to fix it.  Another gentleman,
Kerry Wills in SF sent me the following info which I will also try:

Squat and look through the grille and upwards in the center.  There is a
2" manual paddle pointing down from the hood latch.  A long screw-driver
is all that's needed to manually pop the hood.

Hal Coble
1963 Crown Imperial Southampton
Georgia

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kerry Pinkerton
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Hal,  Sorry to hear about your broken cable.  Bummer.  I suspect you can get
to it from below the gravel pan in front of the radiator.  It will be a pain
but should be doable.  You might also be able to reach the arm with a stiff
coat hanger with a hook in it.  Doubt you will be able to pull the grill
without getting the hood up first.


----- Original Message -----
From: Hal Coble <hal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Imperial Mailing List <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 10:29 PM
Subject: IML: Happy New Year and Help!


> I am new to the mailing list and to this whole world of older cars.  I
have
> always loved them and finally have decided to buy one.  I bought a 63
Crown
> Imperial that has 70,000 original miles.  I have a couple of questions.
>
> First, I saw a comment on a web site that the 63 Imperials are not well
> liked by the collector world and also by Imperial enthusiasts.  Is this
> true?  If so, why?
>
> Second, I closed the hood the other day and something broke when it
slammed
> shut.  I pulled the hood handle and the cable pulled out about a foot from
> the sheath.  Obviously something on the latch has broken.  How do I get to
> the latch to repair it?  Do I need to take off the entire grill or does
> anyone have any tricks?
>
> Thirdly,  Happy New Year in 30 minutes!
>
> Hal Coble
> 1963 Crown Imperial Southampton
> Georgia
>
>
>
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