Thanks for the responses!

That filmstrip was very helpful.

If this were my truck, I wouldn't hesitate pulling the latch out of the door and cleaning it up - perhaps replacing it. But it is sitting in front of my friend's business, on the main drag in Taos. (The owner is a woman who has done a lot for our community and I was hoping to be able to do a quick repair as a Thank You.)

The reason I volunteered to assist in getting the door to lock was that a homeless person spent the night in the truck recently and made a real mess, so I hoped to be able to assist in securing the truck against a repeat performance.

I will visit the truck again in the next couple days and see if I can determine if the reason the remote handle can't move the link to lock the door is a result of being out of adjustment or if the problem is in the lock itself. If the problem is in the lock, I guess I will have to remove the lock and go from there. (Looking at Walt's post that Kevin linked to makes me think that pulling the lock and cleaning it up will probably be the solution.)

Thanks!

Nick
1940 KC Model 1/2 Ton Pickup Project
(with '37-'39 Bed and what we think is a '42-'46 Frame)
Taos, New Mexico