About 3 years ago (winter of 2010/11), my 88 Accord was parked outdoors during major storm (freezing rain) and the gas door would not open due to ice. The entire space behind the door was literally a block of ice. My son was driving the car at that time and apparently used too much force when trying to pull the interior handle for the gas door release and, since the latch could not move, the latch cable was damaged somewhere and the latch will not respond to the interior gas door release handle. As a solution, I bent the latch hook on the back of the door so that it does not securely lock when the door is closed. But, this also means the door does not fully close; the rear end of it usually stays out about 3/4 inch.
When I pull on the handle, I hear the cable moving. So, I suspect the latch tab got separated from the cable but the cable from there to the inside handle is still functional. And so, I wonder whether the whole cable and latch button needs to be replaced or whether a repair can be done to reattach the latch tab to the cable.
If the whole cable needs to be replaced, does anyone know to go about doing that?
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Originally Posted by Dr_Snooz
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