Lost key - no duplicate
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Washington
I'm referring to the cap on the tank itself. Not the access door. Large cap, chrome with a stippled finish. Haven't gotten down to the locksmith with the compartment door key yet......honey do's and finally taking my snowmobiles to a friend's barn for storage from last winter. Cripes, it will be snowmobile season again if I don't get them out of my garage.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Washington
lost keys: solved
OK, removed the lock on the glove box behind the seat. Locksmith made a key by disassembling the lock. No problem, it also opens the spare tire tub.
Today finally got around to removing one of the door locks. Not to difficult, just remove the door panel, reach through with a looong needle nose pliers and slip the spring keeper off the inside of the door lock. Back to the locksmith who again disassembled that lock and made an ignition key that works.
Now it got a little more difficult. Placing the lock back into the door so that the guides fit the slots properly while also getting the metal arm/
tab onto the rod that operates the lock. Many tries and finally succeeded. Tip: if you do this, using the rod on the inside of the door, place the locking mechanism exactly half way between lock and unlock. Much easier to get the parts mated. Then, with a little more difficulty I got the spring keeper back in place on the inside of the door lock.
If there is an easier way ('69 coupe) let me know.
Now I will make one more trip back to the locksmith who assured me he could pick the lock on the aftermarket locking gas cap and make yet another key.
(Wife says I will now find the lost keys)
Today finally got around to removing one of the door locks. Not to difficult, just remove the door panel, reach through with a looong needle nose pliers and slip the spring keeper off the inside of the door lock. Back to the locksmith who again disassembled that lock and made an ignition key that works.
Now it got a little more difficult. Placing the lock back into the door so that the guides fit the slots properly while also getting the metal arm/
tab onto the rod that operates the lock. Many tries and finally succeeded. Tip: if you do this, using the rod on the inside of the door, place the locking mechanism exactly half way between lock and unlock. Much easier to get the parts mated. Then, with a little more difficulty I got the spring keeper back in place on the inside of the door lock.
If there is an easier way ('69 coupe) let me know.
Now I will make one more trip back to the locksmith who assured me he could pick the lock on the aftermarket locking gas cap and make yet another key.
(Wife says I will now find the lost keys)
Last edited by 1955pirate; Jul 22, 2010 at 03:57 AM. Reason: correction
Racer
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I just went thru this same situation...lost/misplaced them. After a WHOLE weekend of searching, right in middle of a sunday afternoon conversation about my situation out of no where it hit me where they might be.....I went to where I thought, looked thru a box and there they were.
Moral of story...go have conversation abou the keys with your wife, and about the middle you will realize if i dont think harder and find them you will have to sit there longer and chances are you might remember...lol
Moral of story...go have conversation abou the keys with your wife, and about the middle you will realize if i dont think harder and find them you will have to sit there longer and chances are you might remember...lol
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Tampa Florida
I'm referring to the cap on the tank itself. Not the access door. Large cap, chrome with a stippled finish. Haven't gotten down to the locksmith with the compartment door key yet......honey do's and finally taking my snowmobiles to a friend's barn for storage from last winter. Cripes, it will be snowmobile season again if I don't get them out of my garage.
Hope you find yours.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Baltimore MD
I had a problem of always mis-placing my car keys to my Corvettes. I had a spare coffee cub and I used that for awhile. Well that didn't work very well, kept getting keys all tangled together and sorting and unsorting became a pain. I finally mounted a wooden board in my garage and place a few rows of nails. Now all my keys are there including the spare set to each vette. Might not be the safest but at least I know where they should be all the time. 
