Date:         Thu, 13 Jul 1995 16:04:01 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Clark Langstraat <clangstr@bbs.cresnet.org>
Subject:      Re: sliding door lock, 82 vanagon



On Thu, 13 Jul 1995, Erik Soule wrote:

> 
> I've got the same problem on my '82. I looked into it once, and reached the 
> conclusion that you need to remove the inside door panel. This looks like a 
> major PITA since the plastic fasteners that hold the door panel on seem like 
> they'll break and need to be replaced when you pry them off.
> 
> Anybody have any luck with this operation?
> 
> -Erik
> 
> 
No luck here, of course the inside panel on my slider was missing when I 
bought it. However when trying to free up the rear hatch latch <i'm a 
poet! Natch :)> I broke fasteners and found it difficult to avoid marring 
and tearing the cheap vinyl covering the inside panel back there. Of 
course I was frantically(sp?) trying to open said hatch to access engine 
compartment to figure out why said van wouldn't start at 9pm in the 
middle of a mall parking lot with the wife and kids. So i prob'ly wasn't 
as careful as i could have been.  :(

Of course the problem was_under_the van, as I found out the next am. 
Loose connection on starter.

Clark L
80 vngn
81 rbt dsl