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Gas Door Failure

Did anyone else run into this dilemma with their gas door pull cord.

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I went to put Sta-Bil in the gas tank and pulled on the gas door cord and it broke.

Gas Door Failure

Reply #1
Yep. Pretty common. About half the ones I've owned were broken.

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Reply #2
Yeah. I'm screwed when the lock solenoid fails!

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Reply #3
I have the same issue. Its on my to do list in the spring.a
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Reply #4
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This is how I fixed my dilemma for under four dollars.
I bought a 1/16" cable around 20" long and the garage hardware at the local Ace hardware store.

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Reply #5
I really wanted the plastic coated cable but couldn't find any.
Measured the old plastic cord against the cable and added an inch and clamped the hardware to the cable.
Used my Dremel to grind down the stop end to fit inside the plastic part.
Works good and the cable will probably outlast the car. lol

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Reply #6
Brilliant!

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Reply #7
That's a good fix. I broke mine not too long ago.
It's Gumby's fault.