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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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Cannot open drivers door

My friend has a 2001 7.3l crew cab DRW 4X4. This afternoon after work he went to his truck and was unable to open the door. He thought, maybe frozen outside door handle. Entered the passenger side and tried to open from inside, no luck.
Now how do we open the door to get access to the door panel to fix the problem?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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could the door be froze shut? Mine freezes in Georgia where I can't open it
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rbaker6336
could the door be froze shut? Mine freezes in Georgia where I can't open it
Mine will do that too.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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if the door is frozen, and this is typical for the design, you can get it open after the truck warms a real good. Coat the door seal with armorall or some other type of silicon dressing. This helps keep the water off the seal and makes it stick far less.
 
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