Gas door wont open
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Gas door wont open
wtf i need gas my car is almost out and the button doesnt work nor does the puller plastic thing in the back.
i pulled the carpet back and tried to pull the plastic piece itself but it seems like it's frozen.
it is 30deg out, but it didn't rain or snow and my car wasn't washed recently so i highly highly doubt there is water in there somewhere thats frozen.
what do i do? i don't want to pry it and ruin the fiberglass (even thou i do have Z quarter panels sitting downstairs
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i pulled the carpet back and tried to pull the plastic piece itself but it seems like it's frozen.
it is 30deg out, but it didn't rain or snow and my car wasn't washed recently so i highly highly doubt there is water in there somewhere thats frozen.
what do i do? i don't want to pry it and ruin the fiberglass (even thou i do have Z quarter panels sitting downstairs
)
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my car was almost out of gas so i pried it open. i then tried pushing on the actuator, i pushed a lot harder than anyone should have to push on it to get it to move and it didn't move at all.
i filled it with gas then went and ran my errands. after the 30 min drive i decided to give it a shot and press the button again and it opened right up. wth?? do i need a new solenoid? i dont want this to happen again because i had to use a lot of force to pry the door open and im sure if i have to do it again something is going to break.
i filled it with gas then went and ran my errands. after the 30 min drive i decided to give it a shot and press the button again and it opened right up. wth?? do i need a new solenoid? i dont want this to happen again because i had to use a lot of force to pry the door open and im sure if i have to do it again something is going to break.
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The usual routine is to try WD40 first. If that doesn't free things up then likely the spring inside is rusted and frozen things up or the solenoid has frozen. Check this thread for lots of good info including a DIY actuator replacement pdf: 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...se-sticks.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...se-sticks.html
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well like i said i tried pushing on it after i pried it open and the thing wouldn't budge. i used a lot more force than should be needed to get that tiny piston to move.
yet when i tried it 30 mins later it worked fine. so idk whats up with it? its not frozen if it worked later ya know?
yet when i tried it 30 mins later it worked fine. so idk whats up with it? its not frozen if it worked later ya know?
