Re: [TR] Embarrassing, but, stuck driver's door on GT6

[Tom Householder <trhouse@columbus.rr.com>]

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> On Sep 4, 2020, at 9:51 PM, John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com> wrote:
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> First, try unlocking the door with the key from outside.  If the =
inside lock rod is broken, this will get you going.  If that does not =
work, I think you can get the inside panel off with door closed?  If so =
you can see if the local and latch rods are acting on the latch.  If the =
rods are working the body may have sagged.  THis happens on the Spits =
but I am not aware of it on GT6's.  On the off chance that is what is =
happening, you could try jacking up the body on the drivers side and see =
if that frees up the door. =20
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 8:31 PM Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com =
> Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven't driven the GT6 in a long time and the=20=

> code enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I =
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> prove it runs.  It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did=20
> batteries get sooo expensive?).  Needed fuel, put some in it.
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> But, now, I can't get into it.  The outer door handle broke a long =
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> ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach in and=20=

> open it with the interior door pull.  But that doesn't work now.  It's=20=

> really, really stuck.  Won't budge a bit, almost like it was welded=20
> shut.  Now, there were chips in the paint on the door seam like =
someone=20
> may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, I'm not=20=

> sure that's the problem.  I think the lock and pawl are just plain=20
> frozen.  The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does move, as does=20=

> the locking slide.
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> I've been bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.  Any ideas?
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> Cheers.
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> Michael Porter
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class=3D"">On Sep 4, 2020, at 9:51 PM, John Innis &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jdinnis@gmail.com"; class=3D"">jdinnis@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">First, =
try unlocking the door with the key from outside.&nbsp; If the inside =
lock rod is broken, this will get you going.&nbsp; If that does not =
work, I think you can get the inside panel off with door closed?&nbsp; =
If so you can see if the local and latch rods are acting on the =
latch.&nbsp; If the rods are working the body may have sagged.&nbsp; =
THis happens on the Spits but I am not aware of it on GT6's.&nbsp; On =
the off chance that is what is happening, you could try jacking up the =
body on the drivers side and see if that frees up the door. &nbsp;<br =
class=3D""></div><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 8:31 PM Michael Porter =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mdporter@dfn.com"; =
class=3D"">mdporter@dfn.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote=
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border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: =
rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven't =
driven the GT6 in a long time and the<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">code =
enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I can<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">prove it =
runs.&nbsp; It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">batteries =
get sooo expensive?).&nbsp; Needed fuel, put some in it.<br class=3D""><br=
 class=3D"">But, now, I can't get into it.&nbsp; The outer door handle =
broke a long time<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach =
in and<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">open it with the interior door pull.&nbsp; But that doesn't =
work now.&nbsp; It's<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br=
 class=3D"">really, really stuck.&nbsp; Won't budge a bit, almost like =
it was welded<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">shut.&nbsp; Now, there were chips in the paint on the door =
seam like someone<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, =
I'm not<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">sure that's the problem.&nbsp; I think the lock and pawl are =
just plain<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">frozen.&nbsp; The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does =
move, as does<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">the locking slide.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I've been =
bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.&nbsp; Any ideas?<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Cheers.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">--<span =
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