My ignition lock is fouled and stuck in off.
Now the embarrassing details...
A McDonald's sweet & sour sauce ruptured in my jacket pocket all over my keys. When I got in the car, I shoved the key in and immediately thought "that went in awful stiff." So I yanked it out and sure enough, there was sand and crud from the bottom of my pocket all stuck to the key. It had partially dried, like half-set glue. Now the lock cylinder won't turn, I imagine the pins got stuck "up" as the key was inserted.
Any ideas how to "wash out" the cylinder in place?? Can I just blast some hot water in there to dissolve the sugar? I would disconnect the battery first, of course. I only need it to turn once, then I can replace it.
Otherwise, how do I get this out without turning to "run" to use the release pin??
--= DJ =--