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Old May 23, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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Taking my '69 to the shop on Wednesday for vacuum system work. It is forcast to rain. Is there a way to manually open the wiper door? Seems I read or heard somewhere there is.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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remove the rubber plug from the vacuum actuator and push with your finger or screwdriver. This is what the owners manual tells you to do.

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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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I wouldn't recommend doing this regularly, but you could just grab the door and pull it up like I have in my car (see several posts below).

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Old May 23, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Well, as I said, it is going into the shop this Wednesday for work on the system so hopefully I will not have to deal with the problem long.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Hi 55,
I'll caution about using Mark's method even in a pinch.... if you don't remove the rubber plug, forcing the door open is very hard on the seal in the actuator. At $125, it's not something you want to screw-up if it's not leaking now.
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