Date:         Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:55:27 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Power door lock saga
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>The power locks worked
>great when I got it back in February but now they've completely
>revolted against me.  I went to pull the fuse (much like I had done on
>the Syncro a few years ago) and instead of the three fuses on top of
>the fuse panel there were only two!  I break out the Bentley and of
>course, no picture just some text.  I manage (suffer) with the locks
>fighting me but today they push me over the edge.  They refuse to
>lock.  I pull every fuse in the panel and they're still unlocked  I
>know the archives have a lot on the power locks and
>especially the wires in between the door jam and door gets broken.
>That's the only thing I can think of and maybe one of them is forcing
>them open.  IF you have any idea what this may be or why I can't find
>the proper fuse (both of the top mounted fuses are out) then throw me
>a bone.

If the wiring hasn't been hacked the locks cannot work if their fuse
has been pulled.  You'll have to refit the fuse to be able to use
them...

...unless they have been reconnected/rewired to bypass the fuse or
even run without a fuse. From what I hear the Vanagon is prone to
broken wires in the door openings... bad design (our Toyotas, some
with with 640,000km on the odo... and they were guaranteed to have
been wound back on importation... have never had a lock/window
failure).

Failing everything, you could always use that gun on the van...
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut