i just had this problem a week or so ago o shut my hood with the prop rod not in the proper position and nothing i could do would get the hood to release
so i looked in through thr grill and saw the 3 ten mm bolts holding the latch and took those off and was able to open the hood and get everything back to normal.
you will have to use 1/4 inch drive because 3/8 is just to big for the clearance,use an extension with a universal and you can get it off
good luck hope this helps