68-70 Gas door hinge spring?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Anderson SC
68-70 Gas door hinge spring?
OK - I think I'm back. (sigh)
I was out for 6+ months after getting run over by a truck.
I'm going to TRY to make forward progress again - LOL
So... I see the vendors sell a 71-82 gas door hinge spring.
My question is:
What do we 68-70 owners do to stop a floppy (when open) door ?
Do we get a spring?
-W
I was out for 6+ months after getting run over by a truck.
I'm going to TRY to make forward progress again - LOL
So... I see the vendors sell a 71-82 gas door hinge spring.
My question is:
What do we 68-70 owners do to stop a floppy (when open) door ?
Do we get a spring?
-W
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OK - I think I'm back. (sigh)
I was out for 6+ months after getting run over by a truck.
I'm going to TRY to make forward progress again - LOL
So... I see the vendors sell a 71-82 gas door hinge spring.
My question is:
What do we 68-70 owners do to stop a floppy (when open) door ?
Do we get a spring?
-W
I was out for 6+ months after getting run over by a truck.
I'm going to TRY to make forward progress again - LOL
So... I see the vendors sell a 71-82 gas door hinge spring.
My question is:
What do we 68-70 owners do to stop a floppy (when open) door ?
Do we get a spring?
-W
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My 69 had the same problem. I took the lid off, removed the hing assembly from the car, Put the hinge barrel in the vise and squeezed it just enough to get some friction back on the hinge pin. Stays up great now when I'm gassing up. 
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The 68-70 gas doors don't use a spring, like the 71-82 gas doors do.
On the 68-70 bezel, there is/was a spring steel clip, riveted to the underside of the bezel. When you open the door, the clip is "supposed" clamp on to the the hinge, holding the door open. The problem is, with time and use, the clip weakens and doesn't hold the hinge tight, or breaks off all together.
If the clip is still on your bezel, you can remove the bezel and squeeze the clip a little and it may work again to hold the door open. If the clip is missing, your probably going to need to replace the whole bezel assembly, if you want a properly functioning gas door.
On the 68-70 bezel, there is/was a spring steel clip, riveted to the underside of the bezel. When you open the door, the clip is "supposed" clamp on to the the hinge, holding the door open. The problem is, with time and use, the clip weakens and doesn't hold the hinge tight, or breaks off all together.
If the clip is still on your bezel, you can remove the bezel and squeeze the clip a little and it may work again to hold the door open. If the clip is missing, your probably going to need to replace the whole bezel assembly, if you want a properly functioning gas door.