Date:         Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:06:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Door Locks keep recycling
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Hi Tim, our 1995 EVC had the same problems and later (after resolving the
issue) I had noticed the vanagons use what appears to be the same mechanism.
Order a new locking mechanism and swap it out between all the doors till
your problems is fixed. In my case I replaced the drivers door thinking it
had the most use, turned out a week later I was getting the same problem, I
moved the new mechanism to the passenger door and the problem is resolved.

There should be 4 wires coming off of the mechanism... one wire is a
synchronizing wire. It talks to all the locks, if one lock lags behind just
a little then the locks relock themselves. Another way to solve the problem
is disconnect this synchronizing wire from all the locks. Someone on the
Eurovan/Vanagon list posted on this but I forgot.

Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
Soon... 1987 Syncro project
sean.garrett@asu.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim McDermott [mailto:h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET]
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:57 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Door Locks keep recycling
>
>
> On my 1990 van, the power door locks are all of a sudden keep
> recyling from
> locked to unloacked.
>
> When I put the key in , I have to hurry up and open the door
> or it will
> relock itself.
>
> As long as the door is open the loack keeps locking and unlocking.
> Once I close the door it stops, but the door is locked.
>
> Any suggestions of where I should start.
>
> Thanks
>