Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:23:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door comes open...
Comments: To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com>
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Ok -- no Vanagon content --- on my departed 78 Westy -- the door track
had rusted out --- I made a left turn in rush hour trafrfic in
Victoria BC (possibly an oxymoron) and the slider opened, flew off the
track and ended up in the intersection as I wondered where all the
breeze was suddenly coming from. "Wait where the heck is my door?".
Luckily no one ran over it. I was able to grab it and sort off
reinstall it with the aid of a couple of bungies so it wouldn't fall
off again. Had to get a new track welded in. But I'll never forget
that moment. :-)

Doug

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any of y'all had your sliding door not want to stay shut?  The one on
> my '87 Westy is doing just that, even when locked...  Not a fun thing,
> driving down the road and have the side door pop open . . .  What
> broken mechanical thing should I be looking for and where?  I was
> going to start with the latch on the rear edge of the door, but it's
> too cold to be working outside just now, so I'm emailing you all
> instead.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
>



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