A while back I got ahold of a locking hood latch/cable as a part of my "security upgrade" for
my '85 Club Wagon. It has two nice new batteries up front and the hood did NOT lock
I know how to re-key stuff, if it uses the typical earlier Ford plugs, I think I can make the T-Handle
match my Door Locks.
To do this, I have to get the Lock Cylinder out...
On my '61 and '63 Falcons, I had this same little hole in the Cylinder Face. You just turned the
key back to "Accessory" and inserted a paperclip until you felt a spring loaded button inside the
cylinder. While pushing with the paper clip, you then wedge the key into the cylinder and pull
out the key and cylinder.
Well, with the T-Handle, there is NO "acc" position, and going to full clockwise UNlock, I can't feel
any spring button at the end of the paper clip
In fact, I tried at every possible spot along the key's 90 or so degrees of rotation and there is no
button, just a solid shallow hit. (EXCEPT, in the CCW (locked) position, I can stick the paper clip
about an inch into the little hole... ...but NO spring-loaded button, nothing
Has anyone ever seen one of these taken apart?
Best regards,
George
my '85 Club Wagon. It has two nice new batteries up front and the hood did NOT lock
I know how to re-key stuff, if it uses the typical earlier Ford plugs, I think I can make the T-Handle
match my Door Locks.
To do this, I have to get the Lock Cylinder out...
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On my '61 and '63 Falcons, I had this same little hole in the Cylinder Face. You just turned the
key back to "Accessory" and inserted a paperclip until you felt a spring loaded button inside the
cylinder. While pushing with the paper clip, you then wedge the key into the cylinder and pull
out the key and cylinder.
Well, with the T-Handle, there is NO "acc" position, and going to full clockwise UNlock, I can't feel
any spring button at the end of the paper clip
In fact, I tried at every possible spot along the key's 90 or so degrees of rotation and there is no
button, just a solid shallow hit. (EXCEPT, in the CCW (locked) position, I can stick the paper clip
about an inch into the little hole... ...but NO spring-loaded button, nothing
Has anyone ever seen one of these taken apart?
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Best regards,
George