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Date:         Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:52:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electric door locks out of control!
Comments: To: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikQ7Tgtcp1yi8MF9aDcManNNTdWR4nyxHAxQUsE@mail.gmail.com>
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Pull the fuse?

-------------------------------------------------- From: "PB" <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:25 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Electric door locks out of control!

> Last December, I had a remote installed for my electric door locks at > Fry's > in Burbank, CA. It worked perfectly until yesterday morning when I > arrived > at work. The passenger door suddenly wouldn't lock, either with or > without > the remote or the key, so I left my Westy unlocked in the fairly secure > parking lot. When I came back out and tried to use the remote, the lock > would unlock, then quickly lock again before I could open the door, but if > I > "timed" it right, I could open the door before it locked again. The next > thing that happened was that while the door was open it would continuously > lock and unlock. > > I took it back to Fry's. The technician removed the remote device but > even > with the remote removed, the doors locked and unlocked continuously, so > the > guy then disconnected the electric locks. Then the locks wouldn't budge! > I > could neither lock nor unlock the doors with or without a key! The tech > somehow was able to forcefully pull the lock stem unlocked, but I told him > to stop that and leave it alone, (already panicked) because forcing may > ruin > something. So for the rest of the day, I had to climb in and out through > the passenger door or the side door. > > I 'll be taking it to the mechanic (Bela) this Tuesday. Bela says he will > probably be able to troubleshoot and fix the electric locks. Could the > remote unit have harmed my electric locks? I really enjoyed having that > remote. Would it be too risky to have it replaced (somewhere other than > Fry's,) or was it just time for my electric locks to go bad? Or should I > just give it up (the remote) and be glad I have electric locks? > > Patti > 90 Westy Automatic


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