porbuff33

Engine lid release cable breaks with engine lid locked. Creative ideas welcome
for method of unlocking and opening lid w/o lowering engine from underneath?

dave292

Your answer can be found on the 356Registry. Take a moment and join this group and post the question there.

Vane

Send me your e-mail and I send you the factory instructions:
vane (at sign) rennlist (dot) com

zoomie50

You would be hard pressed to drop the engine with lid locked. Take off engine lid grill. Reach in and trip the lever.

porbuff33

Thanks. Grilles have been removed. Vent openings near top edge of lid reveal bolts which
may require special tool to reach and be removed. Openings at bottom only
allow minimal touch of lock housing.

zoomie50

What year 356? http://forum.porsche356registry.org/...hp?f=1&t=48216 I know someone used a borescope through rear engine tin rubber to visualize lever and trip with bent metal clothes hanger. Removing the engine grill works on T6B and C models though. The link shows where there should be an access hole on earlier cars. But that assumes original body panels.

zoomie50

http://forum.porsche356registry.org/...hp?f=1&t=47953