I tried to pop open the hood of my car. I heard the popping sound and went to lift up the hood, and it wouldn‘t lift. It‘s like a crack open, but it wont pull all the way up. And I can‘t get it to shut, either. It‘s only a crack open, but it just wont close or open all the way. What should I do? I‘m going on a ten hour drive tomorrow to Colorado. Is it OK to drive with it cracked like that? It‘s not like it‘s going to fly open. I can‘t even get it to open. Another question of why I was opening my hood in the first place: I‘m trying to find the place to plug in the diagnostic reader to tell me what the code is for my check engine light. It‘s been on for a week now, but my car is running perfectly. I looked under the stearing wheel, and there was no place to plug it in. I opened the compartment on the drivers side with the fuses, and there is no place to plug it in there. It‘s a 2001 Ford focus.
How did air get in the system? have you had a hose or brake line replaced or caliper or wheel cylinder or master cylinder? if not you may have a bad master cylinder or a leaking wheel cylinder
there is no set amount to push out when bleeding. have some one pump the brakes when it feels hard have them hold while you turn the bleed valve fluid will rush out tighten the valve and repeat then do the rest of the brakes.
the connection point for the scanner is under the dash on the driver side. as for the hood, see if you can not force it back down at least.
you can ether starve it for air or pull the coil wire but that may give you a bite of a shock or just stop the fuel flow ether by removeing the fuel line or just letting the gas run out of your tank or disconectiong the battiery and the alt cables wil stop the flow of electrical curant to your coil and stopping the spark thuse shuting off your car then get your car door unlocked and reconet your alt and battier and this would probley be the best way of stopping your car eng from running but becarful not to ground out your conestions this can and could take out your computer in your car and thay are not cheap thinking that a tank of gas would coast less than to take the changes of shourting out your cars computer or brain
Do NOT drive any distance with your hood ajar. one road bump and it could fly open. not a pretty sight when you're going 60 miles an hour. Stop by any full serve service station, Midas, Autozone, Pep Boys, or whatever is in your area, including, a Ford dealer. Likely no charge to close it properly. Repeat- do not chance going on the highway with the hood as you describe.
