My Fuel Door Won't Open!
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Marysville ohio
My Fuel Door Won't Open!
This morning on the way to work I needed to get gas. I arrived at the station and the fuel door would not open. I tried to open it with the car on, off, ebrake up/down and so on. Then I remembered the cable in the trunk. After I removed the carpet to get to the cable with the black handle...... Nothing.
The solenoid would not disengage the latch. I pulled a few times and tried to fiddle with the door but had no luck. I had to give up and get my DD rather than my baby ;-(
When I got home however the switch worked. I closed the door and tried it again to only be disappointed....
I will check for voltage at the switch and solenoid but it seems odd that the cable could not release the door.
Any Ideas?
The solenoid would not disengage the latch. I pulled a few times and tried to fiddle with the door but had no luck. I had to give up and get my DD rather than my baby ;-(
When I got home however the switch worked. I closed the door and tried it again to only be disappointed....
I will check for voltage at the switch and solenoid but it seems odd that the cable could not release the door.
Any Ideas?
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Mine will occasionally do that...(with mine) it's not the switch/solenoid and the spring/plunger are not corroded.
I sprayed a little WD40 into the plunger which helped a couple of times, then it started again.
I finally used a little white lithium on the latch part of the cover where it connects with the plunger. It worked so well that the cover would open by itself just going over a bump.
Rather than trying to "bend" the latch (adjustment seems to be the issue), I wiped the lithium off, leaving just a fine film. Mine hasn't been a problem since...
I sprayed a little WD40 into the plunger which helped a couple of times, then it started again.
I finally used a little white lithium on the latch part of the cover where it connects with the plunger. It worked so well that the cover would open by itself just going over a bump.
Rather than trying to "bend" the latch (adjustment seems to be the issue), I wiped the lithium off, leaving just a fine film. Mine hasn't been a problem since...
Last edited by hotwheels57; Apr 16, 2008 at 03:24 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Louisville Kentucky
Hey Brian, I've seen this issue popping up lately where the cable release isn't working for some folks. Could it become bound up in some way or does the design prevent this from happening?
Alex, download this zip file and unzip these PDF documents. They contain everything you need to solve your issues.
Alex, download this zip file and unzip these PDF documents. They contain everything you need to solve your issues.
Last edited by Junkman2008; Apr 16, 2008 at 01:25 PM.
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Marysville ohio
Fix Posted
Fix Posted
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1565123197
Thanks for the Docs they were great.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1565123197
Thanks for the Docs they were great.
