i bought a k&n air filter today, went to change it and pop the hood unlatch it and it didnt open. tried the hood latch again and nothing. so my g/f pulled the hood latch and i lifted the hood reached under and it worked. so my question is can anyone tell me whats wrong?

 

That's your truck saying, don't put a K&N in, lol. Maybe the latch is sticking and needs to be lubed or adjusted.

 

or maybe its saying put another hood on me...haha

 

Lube up the latch. As well as check the spring. Sometimes the spring breaks and when you pull the handle nothing happens

 

Mine did the exact same thing when I bought it until I adjusted the hood bumpers. They were not tight enough to force the hood to slightly pop when you pulled the lever. I was also MISSING one of these bumpers which I'm sure didn't help either.

Open the hood, and basically look where the inside of the headlights meets the bumper. You will, or should, notice a bracket on each side that will have a threaded rubber bumper. That is what controls how your grill sits on the truck when the hood is closed. I would be willing to bet yours are threaded too far in and need to be pulled out just a bit.

That is of course assuming your latch and release are working properly. Mine were and I found that these bumpers make a huge difference on how your hood opens or doesn't open.

 

Yeah, Mine did the same thing, went a while with it like that.
Get a can of WD-40 and lube up the latch under the hood.
Works great now!

P.S. I had a "TOOL" to fix the problem - a small stick that I would use to keep the hood handle pulled out as I went and pulled on the hood to get it to pop. Wife thought it was funny.

 

haha i was gonna look for something to hold the release haha! but luckily i have a g/f to help. and the WD40 did wonders. it opens now. thanks for the help let me tell you guys ever since i found this site i been hooked.

 

Glad to hear it worked out!
With WD-40, Duct tape and Pliers you can do just about anything!

 

latch is out of adjustment. I bet its pretty tough to close it too