Quick bit of Advice for winter fill ups. (Frozen locks)

[chris-red]

I know most of you know/could work this out, but it may help someone.

Today I needed to fill up, the lock on my petrol cap was Frozen. I couldn't get the key in.

I went in the garage and bought a lighter, heated my key and used it to melt the ice. I had to heat it 4 times before it melted all the ice. I know this is pretty obvious, but If you are cold and in a bit of a flap it might not occur to you.
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[kawakid]

I've used a hair dryer on an extension lead before.
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[rpsmith79]

[Freddyfruitba...]

Many years ago I had the same problem and thought the best way forward was to breathe hot air over the offending lock.

Ended up with my lower lip firmly stuck to the lock, which made me feel pretty bloody stupid and a very sore ice burn
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[Cadbury]

Totally frozen in at home - Gate, shed, and ignition so:

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[pepperami]

??? Do none of you not squirt some oil into your locks???

My can of chain lube has one of those little straws that come with aerosols.
A few squirts of that in the lock and never had a problem yet

The oil seems to repel the water to some extent, I think?
Hey it’s worked for me
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[Wonko The Sane]

I've used De-icer in my ignition and on the starter switch and indicator switch a few times now.

t'other day my tank was completely iced over, thankfully by the time I'd got to the petrol station it had melted enough to push the ice off by hand and get to the filler cap.

not bothered with the bike today or yesterday, mainly the thought of how cold on the motorway and the wife being worried.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Another way is to piss in the offending lock if you don't have a lighter handy. I did this with my Varadero and it works simply stand up on the pegs whack your cock out and piss all over the ignition barrel.

[Landy10]

Got one of these a few years ago.
Word of advice DO NOT touch the blade once you have slid it out, its bloody hot
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lock-icer-Works-Great-Padlocks/dp/B005JZREGE

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[fatjames]

IcePal...

[P.]

Blutac over the lock. Fixedddd

[barrkel]

If you do use hot water to release a lock, spray some oil (preferably something that evaporates if you subscribe to graphite lubrication for locks) in directly afterwards to displace the water, or it'll freeze again, potentially even worse.
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[Whosthedaddy]

Couldn't get my key out of the ignition after the commute one morning!

Had to leave it in the ignition, removed the remaining keys and chained it up so I could get some boiling water from the canteen to unfreeze it.
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[Hahadumball]

keep mine in the warm garage so it never really freezes...

even before then i cant really think of a time its frozen... probably the oil i shove down my key hole
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[M.C]

Never had it happen and I don't take preventative measures

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[ThatDippyTwat]

[Ste]

As much as it's very unlikely to actually cause an explosion, using a lighter on a petrol station forecourt isn't very clever.

I do hope that he removed his lid before going into the shop to buy said lighter.

The old guy filling up his Briggs & Stratton mower whilst he's got a rollie hanging out of his mouth is allowed to do things like that. When you're his age you can fill your lawnmower like that if you want but until then, no cigarette lighters on petrol station forecourts for you.

[Teflon-Mike]