Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:43:50 +0700
Reply-To: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
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Folks, seems my message that I composed got cut off somewhere in transit so here it is again.
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> From: Frank Condelli <ralanen@aol.com>
> Date: January 24, 2011 8:58:42 PM GMT+07:00
> To: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Subject: Re: Power Lock Trouble
>
> HA, big joke, one of the top ten Vanagon problems these days, that is if you have a Vanagon with power door locks. How old is your van ? That's how old the door lock mechanisms, connectors and wires are. The two front door lock actuators must be rebuilt, maybe even the sliding door one, ALL the electrical connectors and ALL the wires need to be checked for continuity. The actuators corrode inside, as do all the electrical connectors and the wire itself inside its casing. The most common area of wire default is in the door jambs. How many times has the doors been opened and closed ? That's how many times those wires in the door jamb have been bent and unbent. They cannot take that. What you need is a good electrical sleuth experienced on the Vanagon automatic door lock system. I do this on a daily basis but since I'm in Thailand on holidays I'm out of service for the time being
> On 2011-01-23, at 10:36 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> The power locks on my 90 Westy automatic went crazy on me all of a sudden.
>> First they started locking and unlocking continuously, so I immediately took
>> it to the place that installed my remote locks. When they removed the
>> remote locks, my driver and hatch door would not unlock, and the passenger
>> and side door would not lock. It is now at Bela's Garage being fixed. Bela
>> told me that power lock trouble happens because the vanagon is old, or if
>> rain gets into the lock. I don't have a garage or carport, but I didn't
>> notice any water leaks, either. I'm wondering if my remote locks had
>> anything to do with the problem, because I enjoyed my remote locks, and
>> would like to get a new remote if safe to do so. Has anyone had trouble
>> with power locks?
>
Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from December 06 until April 30, 2011. Parts orders will be processed although not as quickly as usual. I will always be available for contact by E-mail. If you phone your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown here and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail. Details of this adventure are on our Travel Blog: http://frankcondelli.com/travels/
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems
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