Date:         Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:44:04 -0700
Reply-To:     DAVID MOST <most@UCLA.EDU>
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From:         DAVID MOST <most@UCLA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Electric window inop (syncro westy)
Comments: To: Scott Raymond Holpainen <scottandtara@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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The motors can go bad.  When you say it would go out intermittently, do
you mean that it would go from working perfectly to not at all, or did it
ever move more slowly than normal?  My experience has been that motors
do not just stop working all of a sudden, but I'm sure it's possible.It's
not too hard to take out the motor/regulator assembly, and you could see
if the regulator looks all right (I've had that break too, but when this
happens, you can usually hear the motor trying to do its thing).  A new
motor runs around $125-$150, but I've had great success with used motors.

If you need any help, just e-mail me.

David



On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Scott Raymond Holpainen wrote:

> My passenger side elect. window stopped working, I've pulled the trim off,
> inspected the wiring, tested the switch. Everything looks fine, but still no
> up and down. Could it be a bad motor, do this happen often? Before it
> completely stopped working it would go out intermintantly. Any suggestions?
> -Scott Holpainen
> '90 Syncro Westy
>