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Date:         Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:04:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: repair of city water utility door
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Wow, that done with no sight is amazing. Maybe, you have the advantage because I've done this many times and really, you can't see what's going on back of the door anyways. It's a touchy feely kind of job. Good on you Eric. Sorry I missed saying hello to you at WRW. Next time for sure !

On 2013-07-22, at 10:14 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> This morning I went out and as I walked by my Westfalia I brushed the = > city water utility door. To my surprise I found it was hanging by only = > one side. checking it out I found a wire coming out of the left side = > and nothing on the right side. Let this be a reminder to anyone with a = > westie that the wire on the side of the utility door is a hinge and if = > it is sticking out then it is about to come out on the other end! I =

> wish I had remembered this in time to push mine back in.=20 > > So, I tried to push mine in but something was wrong. the door was = > bulging > out at the top. a moment later a spring went pop and then the door had = > no tension.. But, no bulging. I realized that the spring attached to = > the door was no longer in position to do any good. > > After lots of head scratching and touching of the parts I found a way to = > re assemble the door. The trick for me was to remove the door and = > while keeping the wire in position push it all the way to the right, = > toward the back of the van. then slip that side into the door housing = > first. Then get the spring arm into the tiny hole at the top of the =

> housing. once the spring arm is correctly in the hole the door will not = > buldge and can be lined up. now with the door closed and looking all = > lined up push the wire sticking out of the right side to the left. once = > it goes through the housing on the levt the door is back in position and = > the spring works! Now, in my case this was done without sight so it may = > have been trickier for me then most of you. But, I thought I would post = > this both to say the door can be fixed and to say keep a eye on that =

> darn wire hinge and push it in if you see it sticking out! > > Now I'm off to fix that dangling engine compartment insolation.


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