thanks guys
Fumblin46: yeah thats what i was hoping for...
Bent and Hardy: the spring on the door button is good... its that it has to push in too far (all the way inside the button hole)in order to hit the tab and open. its then hanging on the lip the handle has that keeps the button from coming all the way out of the hole. make more sense? i think i need to do some bending and comparing and testing on this.
if its not one thing its another with this truck

just wish I had more time for all this...