My oil light want on and when I went to pop the hood it must have busted something. Can you tell me how I can get the latch to let me under the hood again? catch 22.
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18 years ago
Hood Latch on Ford Aerostar
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18 years ago
Might be stuck from moisture and corrosion. Not familiar with the soft underbelly of the Aerostar but you might be able to get your head under the radiator/front bumper area and get a good shot at lubing it with some liquid wrench or wd-40. Try to work the mechanism free with your hand or tap it lightly with a small hammer.
Had this happen on my old Escort. Once you get it free put some white grease spray on the latch mechanism once in a while. Do your door latches too.
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I have a 98 Ranger, and kept having trouble with the "Door Ajar" light on the dash staying on while running, and the overhead cab light staying on even when the ignition was shut off. A little WD-40 on the door latches solved the problem. A Google search turned up several others having the same problem, that's how I found the WD-40 solution.