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Old 11-23-2010, 12:43 PM   #1
Lamplighter
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Aaaack ! Freezing rain last night - both doors on truck are frozen shut.
The door latch sounds as if it is free and the lock is unlocked,
so I think it is ice getting into the rubber insulation around the door.

No electric outlet nearby so hair dryer is not going to happen
I've tried WD40 - no joy
I'm waiting for sun shine

What do you guys in the cold country do to prevent this ?
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Old 11-23-2010, 01:23 PM   #2
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freezing rains is actually pretty rare in the cold country. You end up with snow when it's cold.

Have you checked all the doors? One might open, and you can crawl over the seat, get the engine going and warm the car up to melt the ice.

edit: Never mind, I see it's a 2 door truck.
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Old 11-23-2010, 10:27 PM   #3
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Aaaack ! Freezing rain last night - both doors on truck are frozen shut.
The door latch sounds as if it is free and the lock is unlocked,
so I think it is ice getting into the rubber insulation around the door.

No electric outlet nearby so hair dryer is not going to happen
I've tried WD40 - no joy
I'm waiting for sun shine

What do you guys in the cold country do to prevent this ?
Couldn't you just boil the kettle and tip hot water on it?

I wouldn't really know if this would work though. I'm definitely not from a cold climate.
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Old 11-24-2010, 02:13 PM   #4
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Couldn't you just boil the kettle and tip hot water on it?

I wouldn't really know if this would work though. I'm definitely not from a cold climate.
Don't get the super-hot water on the super-cold glass, or you'll have a different problem.
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