frozen rear doors!
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frozen rear doors!
Hey you guys, Anybody have any tricks to keep rear crew cab doors from freezing shut? Last year it got so bad that one of door handles broke (125.00). I have tried WD-40 on the weather strips,waxing the door jambs, nothing is working. The handle releases,but the doors are frozen shut. Gotta love Michigan in the winter.
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Mine froze yesterday morning and I needed to get a heavy test equipment case out of it. One side wound up thawing out enough to open. At least I had no problems starting it though @ 12 degrees and no block heater plugged in.
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Park in the garage...
However, my CC Longbed will not fit in mine.
I ran into the same frozen door issue when I lived in Anchorage, however my move to Arkansas has elminated that problem. I just have to deal with nimrod drivers!
Edmo
However, my CC Longbed will not fit in mine.
I ran into the same frozen door issue when I lived in Anchorage, however my move to Arkansas has elminated that problem. I just have to deal with nimrod drivers!
Edmo
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If you can get in any door, then opening the remaining stuck ones is better done from inside, perhaps with feet against the door, rather than pulling on those kind of flimsy handle paddles from the outside.
I use Sil-Glyde ( http://www.backglass.org/duncan/sil_glyde.jpg ) on my door seals to cut down on the squeaking from rubbing, I bet that's why I haven't had so much problem with doors icing shut lately. It stays around a lot better than WD-40 and such. (But don't leave it on so thick that your passengers get slimed when they get in the truck!)
Duncan
I use Sil-Glyde ( http://www.backglass.org/duncan/sil_glyde.jpg ) on my door seals to cut down on the squeaking from rubbing, I bet that's why I haven't had so much problem with doors icing shut lately. It stays around a lot better than WD-40 and such. (But don't leave it on so thick that your passengers get slimed when they get in the truck!)
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I used petroleum jelly(Vasiline)on the rubber seals before, just don't put too much, it worked better than the aerosol lubricants.
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Originally Posted by AuRevoir
I used petroleum jelly(Vasiline)on the rubber seals before, just don't put too much, it worked better than the aerosol lubricants.
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Originally Posted by AlaskaPowerStroke
What about turning the truck on and heating them from the inside out?
Anyone still getting windows frozen shut with all that rubber seal surface area on the outside? We used to have to carry a big putty knife with our Excursion, since getting the driver's window down is kinda key at the toll booths. We'd break it loose before setting out for the day. I haven't had that happen with the '03 F250, so I wonder if Ford changed something slightly in the design?
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From: Putnam Valley, New York
Originally Posted by AlaskaPowerStroke
What about turning the truck on and heating them from the inside out?
How are you going to start the truck if you can't get in it ?????
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I had a '76 Cadillac Coupe Deville that the doors would always freeze shut. I would just put a space heater on the floor and put the cord out the door. Then the next time I couldn't get in I would just plug the cord in and let the heater run. It only took a few minutes then I could open the door. Just remember to turn the heater on before shutting the door. 
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From: Happy Valley, Oregon
Originally Posted by Rongold
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How are you going to start the truck if you can't get in it ?????
How are you going to start the truck if you can't get in it ?????
