Frozen hood latch. Need ideas

[mdavisZ71]

Ok, so I'm not sure what to do here. I'm a student at college up north in the freezing ass cold. I brought my truck back to school with me but had no use for it for about two weeks. It wont start, dead battery, no big deal cuz i have jumper cables. WELL my hood latch is frozen. I can't move it anywhere warm because the truck is dead, i can't have it pulled out since it's in a parking lot, i've attempted to put de-icer on the latch but to no avail and i was wondering if anyone had any bright ideas as to what i should do to open the hood.. I probably sound straight dumb but.. oh well, i need my truck back lol

 

[SoulRaven]

hmm u try having someone pull the hood release while u give it one or two good hits on the hood(near the hood latch)

 

[992door]

yes just try hitting it right above the latch

 

[mdavisZ71]

well the latch inside will not pull. It's a cheap ****** plastic handle that i've already pulled hard enough to the point where i swore it would break and it will not budge. i have also spent the last 20 minutes pounding on the hood in various places and using the de-icer on the perimeter of the hood. the latch itself will move so that's at least a step in the right direction.

 

[tx07tahoe]

A blow dryer might work. Just point it at the latch and put it on high.

 

[nytahoe]

lift on hood , n have some one pull the handle

 

[mdavisZ71]

well i had someone pull the handle while i lifted the hood but the handle doesn't work so it didn't work. and using a heating device isn't possible cuz it's in the middle of my dorm parking lot..

 

[puckhead]

get some of that stuff that unfreezes your locks. SHould melt the ice off

 

[blackcoffee]

Anyone know if anyone makes a hood latch thats metal? Mighn broke off ages ago and I wouldn't replace it its a piece of junk. If nothing else works Rip the damn latch off and just pull the wire.

 

[nytahoe]

can u get to the back of the cable in the cab and pull with vicgrips or plyers?