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shoot some spray lube in all the parts....and force some into the cable sleeve. Should help some....and every little bit counts. I also had to adjust the parts on the hood. You know.....that little bullet rod that is sticking down. It seems that my hood was putting too much tesion on the hood-release.
Try this. Have someone push down on the front of your hood while you pull the release. If it gets easier, then just open the hood and screw out a little slack on the part of the latch that is mounted on the hood. Makes a world of difference.

***NOTE*** I just did a mod for board member Jerry Jones, and turns out his 'camper' truck has a remote mounted tranny cooler on the front of the radiator. The bracket will not clear this, and he may or maynot get to use the latch. Please look into this if you have a tranny or A/C part on the front of your radiator before you go to the trouble of modifying your latch.