Date:         Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:35:10 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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From:         Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject:      Re: 89 syncro westy electric door locks
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Chris...

Todd gave me the following information:

I had this exact problem. The cause was a broken wire in the black rubber
tube that goes from the door to the front of the van. Fixing the wire solved
the problem. What was happening was that the wire that signals that one of
the other locks are closed broke, so whenever you locked the door, it would
lock all the locks, then the 'brain' would think that someone had opened one
of the locks (because of the broken wire) and would then open all the locks.
At first this was intermittent because the wire would sometimes make contact
after the door was closed.

regards,

Todd

P.S. If you look, the wires are all connected behind the fuse box - so it is
possible to test the continuity of the wires through the door without
pulling
them out.


Actually though... no my problem is compounded because suddenly the problem
stopped!  As Todd says, it's probably a broken wire that has made contact
again, but now the problem is finding the break.  An intermittent problem is
the worst kind!

Good luck!

Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris C Snyder [mailto:trollboy_1@lycos.com]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:32 AM
To: Mick Kalber
Subject: Re: 89 syncro westy electric door locks



--I know how you feel. This is exacrly what mi '87 is doing. I have thought
about pulling the fuse and just using the to loc and un lock the the doors
as needed.

Hopefully some one on this list know how to stop it.

Let me know if you should fine a cure.

Good luck,

Chris

On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 23:03:03
 Mick Kalber wrote:
>The electric door locks on my 89 syncro westy have a mind of their own.
I'm
>sure many of you have had this happen... I even had it happen in my 88
>wolfie once, but I can't remember what the solution was.  When either of
the
>front doors is unlocked it automatically locks itself again.  If I'm quick
>and I open the door before it locks again, the locking system cycles
locked,
>unlocked, locked, unlocked as long as the door is open.  When the door is
>shut it automatically locks itself and shuts down.  Side door can be opened
>independently... rear door must be opened while one of the front doors is
>open and cycling.
>Drives me nuts!
>
>TIA
>
>Mick Kalber
>89 Syncro Westy "Daddy-O"
>Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
>62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
>ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
>hotlava@interpac.net
>www.volcanoscapes.com
>


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