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Originally Posted by ArthurWood
The gas cap door never had a problem before but today it wouldn't open when I pulled the lever.
I had to get one person to pull the lever as I put a kitchen spatula and it then opened easily.
I looked under the dash with a flashight and the cable is attached and moving slightly when the handle is pulled. The door button moves in and out easy when I press it with my fingers.
Is this a common problem with a commonly known solution?
If the cable is stretched, where might the adjustment lever be?
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Mine does the same thing. I've replaced the spring (new one) and the door (junk yard) and it still does it about 60% of the time. I'm too lazy to spend any more time on it so I just live with it.
Two simple ways of opening it when it sticks. Either insert a key between the door and the body and give it a "light" pry (not hard enough to bend or scratch things) or you can push on the hinge side of the door while someone else pulls the lever at the same time.
Annoying for sure but not a deal breaker for me.
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