Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:29:02 -0500
Reply-To: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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From: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Electric door lock
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I have swapped the door lock actuator and here are my symptoms, still.When i
turn the key on the driver's door all locks lock and the motor continues to
cycle and they are unlocked. If i go to the passenger side, they all lock
like they should. Also, when i open all the doors from passenger side they
all open as they should...........
Seems electronic, but darned if i can see in the door where there is
something triggering it to not lock........
Adam P
Charleston,SC Coburn, WV
81 Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Electric door lock
> Usually the door lock problems come from two sources:
>
> 1. Wiring for door lock
> 2. door lock acutator itself
>
> In my experience about 80 percent of the time these problems are caused
> by broken wires. If you pull back the rubber boot that goes between the
> driver's door and the body and the passenger's door and the body you
> will probably find at least one or two broken wires or wires on the
> verge of breaking. Repair these and you should restore your locks.
>
> If this doesn't work or you find no broken wires then it must be the
> actuator itself (since the other locks are working). You can get these
> new for around $73.65 but you also have to buy a conversion harness for
> another $25.25 (unless you just want to cut the wiring and splice your
> old connector onto the new actuator). The need for the conversion
> harness is due to the fact that VW discontinued making the Vanagon
> specific acutator and now only sells the one for the Eurovan and a
> conversion harness to make it work on the Vanagon.
>
> We have brand new actuators for the sliding door and rear hatch for $55
> (Vanagon, and made by VW). If you like to solder you can actually make
> these into the ones for the front doors by just splitting the units open
> and wiring in a fourth wire into the acutator (you can take your old one
> apart to see what I am talking about). It is pretty easy and would save
> you some money.
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> http://www.vanagain.com
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> Fax: (856)-327-2242
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Denis-F. Bastien
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:56 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Electric door lock
>
>
> Tha passenger door do not lock on my Vanagon 1988 when locking from the
> driver side. Can someone tell me about possible failure causes, the
> parts to be change ?
>
> Much Thanks
>
> Denis
>
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