Hood latch problems

["Dean L. Kellogg, Jr" <kelloggd@domain.elided>]

Hi,

I have been fighting with the hood release mechanism on my 1980 Scout II
for quite some time.  It is so hard to release that I have pulled the knob
off and now must grab the remaining stub with vice-grips.  I spent the
weekend trying to realign the hood and latch mechanisms...all to no avail.
It seems that the spring on the latch mechanism is "overly strong".  Does
anyone have suggestions on how to attack this problem?

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