Bill wrote:
> On my 1993 Accord the fuel door will no longer open using the lever in the
> car. When I pull the lever the lock does retreat enough to allow the door to
> open. What is lacking is the spring that the door had to pop free of the
> lock so it can be opened by hand. I can`t find any diagram of the door
> mechanism to see if something is missing. I don`t see any place that a
> spring or something similar is missing that would give the door its ablity
> to pop open. Any ideas would help.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>++++++++++++++++

Bill,

Have you checked to see if the hinges aren't just rusty? Our (used)
Odyssey was rusty around the hinges and it took a bit of oil / wiggle
/oil / wiggle to get it to loosen up. Now it pops open perfectly.

'Curly'




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