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Frozen Locks
- Sir Henry
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Re: Frozen Locks
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: Frozen Locks
I park the truck in the garage, then it's dry and warmer by about thirty degrees than outside. If the locks were to freeze, which they did a time or two, when we lived in VA on the farm BEFORE we had covered parking. I heated the key and shoved it in the lock. It quickly thawed the frozen lock.
But, we also used dry lube to try and prevent the issue. Heated the key with the wife's hair dryer on HIGH just inside the kitchen door, walked out and shoved it in the lock, let it sit a minute and Boom, done.
But, we also used dry lube to try and prevent the issue. Heated the key with the wife's hair dryer on HIGH just inside the kitchen door, walked out and shoved it in the lock, let it sit a minute and Boom, done.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Re: Frozen Locks
Back in the day remember our cars had external door handles? They were more exposed to the cold than the current recessed handles and lock of todays cars. In high school I used to have a 1957 Chev pickup that I drove to the local ski resort often. The locks would sometimes freeze while up there so I would use a cigarette lighter to heat the key and then shove it into the lock and work the mechanism until it released.
The old school door handles/locks I’m speaking of look like this.
The old school door handles/locks I’m speaking of look like this.
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