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Re: door won't open

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Subject: Re: door won't open
From: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:40:59 -0700
Door, schmoor... how would that keep you from driving in good weather?

;-)

I think if you take off the inner door panel and poke around in there it
should all become apparent. At least that would be my approach....



on 5/22/02 11:54 PM, DenverD at DenverD@Texan.dk wrote:

> '65 MGB tourer..
> driver's side door sometimes cannot be opened with the handle..
> either the inside or outside handle..
> 
> first time it happened i thought it had "locked itself" while i was driving--i
> climbed 
> out and used the key to repeatedly unlock, relock etc..
> which finally worked..
> 
> since then i've peeked down through the door's glass slot and it seems that
> the 
> lock mechanism is turning okay, but i can't tell exactly what the lever from
> the 
> lock is moving (or NOT moving)..
> 
> well..
> i don't want to take it all apart to find out i need to order part number X if
> the 
> wisdom of this list already knows what most probably needs to be replaced (and
> or adjusted--but, the exploded drawing i have don't seem to show a lot of
> adjusting screws....sigh)..
> 
> hints anyone??
> 
> DenverD
> A Texan in Denmark (where it is NOW perfect driving weather--i don't want this
> baby parked a month waiting........)
> 


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Max Heim
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