Re: Door latches

[tsm1@domain.elided (Tom Mandera)]

>**Warning, this is almost a Tom M. thought process!! **

Sheesh.. this *hardly* ranks up there with one of MY thoughts, Allan.. ;)

>and Pickup owners.  And maybe Scouts too. On my 72
>pickup, I can't push the knob down to lock the door
>before closing it, I have to close it, then use the key.  I

Most annoying thing I can think of.. argh.  My '72 Scout II is like this..
sorta.  the driver's side door has been replaced some time in the past, so
*I* can lock the door and shut it, but the passenger door is original, and
thus I'm forced to 1) wait for Julie to get out of the truck, shut the door,
then lock it, or 2) walk around and use the key.

The downside of the key.. I generally end up bending my keys all to #@% when
I try to lock my doors (passenger side anyhow).. of course, one might
suggest I LUBE it... ;-)  Then again, -20 and things are just plain stiff.

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout
'72 and '77 Scout IIs