68' gas lid

[OPTO98]

The gas lid on my 68 vette won't stay up. Can anyone explain how this is supposed to work? Does it use a spring?

Thanks, Will

 

[Rob]

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[paintdaddy]

Yes it is held up by a spring.And when I say spring I dont mean like a coil type spring but more of a peice of spring steel .Most of the times they get lost because they tend to pop out sometimes.I think someone sells a repro bezel/hinge assembly now.Check around,you should find one.They are the same up to 78 I think

 

[ChuckG]

The 68 and 69's do not use the spring in the gas lid door. That was added later. They stay up by "friction". If you remove the assembly and re-peen, or "crunch" the rivet, you'll tighten it up.

I believe that the spring was added in the 70-72 era. Chuck