Gas door

[redlobster]

I cant get my gas door to open without sticking a stick in it and having a friend push it while i pull the switch, what can i do?

[Kain]

One of two things jump to mind.

Either:

1. The mechanism is not releasing properly in which case you should check the action (have someone manipulate the release lever while you watch to see if the business end is working properly) and make sure there is no debris or what not gumming up the works

or

2. The spring that would pop the door open is not working right. Check that there is some resistance in the spring/make sure it's still there.

That's what comes immediately to mind. I'm pretty sure you'll find one of those two to be the culprate.

[redlobster]

when i first bought the car my dad said it was most likely the spring and i dont think theres one in there anymore, do you have any idea where i can get another and what size?
thanks

[manybrews]

goto the dealership.
buy a new fuel door spring.

[redlobster]

how much that run me ? or an idea?
i know it wont be to bad

[2True]

Should run ya a couple bucks... you know dealerships.

But hey, then it's fixed right? :wink:

[laxattack2001]

yea thats prob what it is the spring my spring came out and the same thing happend i founf the spring put it back in and now it works like new

[redlobster]

ok cool, knowing dealerships theyll go into a long explanation that my spring camber (such a thing? lol) is wrong and that should be fixed and the door is 1/18 of a cm off and needs to be fixed for 80 bucks and the spring is carbon fiber and will run me another trillon dollars.hehe

[manybrews]

fuel door spring will probably run you a couple of bucks.

snap in back into place.

done.

[Jesse]

Mine was the same way when I bought it.

I just took that metal tab on the side of that door and bent it so it sticks out more. That'll make it spring when you pull the release lever.

Let me know if this works for you...very simple if that is the problem

Later
Jesse

[redlobster]

I thought about bending that metal thingy back
ill try it and see if that works
thanks all