Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:16:31 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] How not to unstick a frozen slider.
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But Don,
everyone knows you spray down all the door seals with WD-40 or silicone spray whenever freezing conditions are expected..
especially if there is a lot of moisture in the air.
dry cold not a problem much,
but damp NW freezing ... yes. ...
just spray the ole door seals 'before.'
works like a champ.
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Hanson
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Cc: WetWesties
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 11:42 AM
Subject: [WetWesties] How not to unstick a frozen slider.
Pacific Northwest, east slope of the mountains.
It snowed, warm and wet, yesterday. Today it is clear and cold, in the
low 20s and every entry into my van was frozen shut...Couldn't get in any
door, tugging and pulling to no avail. I finally got the driver's door open
and crawled in. I could see the latch for the slider had worked, the front
was cracked open just a bit but the rear pivot slider...it was stuck in
tight... So I turned around backwards and gave it the boot...down near the
bottom at the back...Wrong! my foot wentright through the inside panel,
that cardboard must have been a little old and brittle....The door didn't
open, either. I had to go back outside and use a flat pry bar to break
loose the ice...
I *love* winter! (not)
I guess it is almost time to think about the desert trip again...
And I have been wanting to spruce up some of my stock inside panels with
some nice wood or something....
Don Hanson
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