stuck trunk lock

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Hi Mark,
    In the past when I have done this, I've had good luck by pushing down
on the lid while at the same time turning the key. Then while keeping the
key turned lift up on the lid. it wioll be hard to lift but using your
fingers you won't bend the lid and it should pop open.
    Good Luck
     Allan R

On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 15:33:07 -0600 Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> I did something really dumb today.
> 
> The lock on the trunk on my '68 convertible has always been a bit of 
> a
> problem.  When opening it, I have found I have to press down on it 
> from
> above while turning the key, otherwise the latch won't release and 
> the
> trunk won't open.
> 
> Well, I've gotten used to doing this, so no big deal.  Except today 
> I
> was getting ready to leave on a trip and I accidentally moved the
> plastic trim that covers the taillights (inside the trunk) so that 
> it
> was partially covering the latch (the trim was loose-- another one 
> of
> those things I was going to get around to one of these days).  
> Anyway,
> as I shut the trunk I realized it was there and . . . dang it, it's
> jambed.  I cannot get the trunk open.
> 
> Anybody got a solution for this?  I am about to remove the back seat 
> and
> try to crawl through, but doubt if I can make it . . .
> 
> Mark
> with a crate of fresh fish locked in his trunk and it's 80 degrees
> outside . . .
> 
> 
>