Gary Lewis Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Gary, I don't know if it would have a separate part number or not, but here is an eBay auction for a locking hood release for 73-79 truck or 78/79 Bronco. The only difference I see is it uses a square head key? https://www.ebay.com/itm/172861103951 Edit: too bad he cut the cable 😡 Otherwise it might have been good for someone trying to re pin for a single square head key. Assuming the eBay listing is fairly accurate about the source of the hood release being advertised, then I think we have a number for the locking hood release for the 1980 - 84 trucks: D5DZ 16914-A. I say that because the pictures, below, of the one Kyle/First Today got for me some time ago are identical to the one in the eBay listing. Here's a pic comparing it to the non-locking release and you can see that they'll bolt up to the same holes. Further, they have the same grommet to go through the firewall, and the fittings on the end are exactly the same, so they will interchange. And, here are two pics taken from much the same angles as those Jonathan posted of the eBay release, albeit w/o the fancy fingernails: Last, here's the 1973-79 catalog entry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Assuming the eBay listing is fairly accurate about the source of the hood release being advertised, then I think we have a number for the locking hood release for the 1980 - 84 trucks: D5DZ 16914-A. I say that because the pictures, below, of the one Kyle/First Today got for me some time ago are identical to the one in the eBay listing. Here's a pic comparing it to the non-locking release and you can see that they'll bolt up to the same holes. Further, they have the same grommet to go through the firewall, and the fittings on the end are exactly the same, so they will interchange. And, here are two pics taken from much the same angles as those Jonathan posted of the eBay release, albeit w/o the fancy fingernails: Last, here's the 1973-79 catalog entry: I would think that accepting a different key would constitute a different part number, but not necessarily. The square key version also looks like it has two more holes on the stem that are not open on the round key version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I would think that accepting a different key would constitute a different part number, but not necessarily. The square key version also looks like it has two more holes on the stem that are not open on the round key version: I'm missing the extra holes. Can you 'splain that again? And, I agree that the key difference should mean a part number difference. Doesn't the square key have the offset the opposite way than the round key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'm missing the extra holes. Can you 'splain that again? And, I agree that the key difference should mean a part number difference. Doesn't the square key have the offset the opposite way than the round key? The round and square keys do had different offset. Never mind about the holes, I thought they were open on the square key version but upon closer inspection they are not. Both locks are the same, it looks like rivets holding it together: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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