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Date:         Tue, 7 Dec 1999 13:45:43 -0800
Reply-To:     "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Power locks that won't
Comments: To: "Penberthy, Thomas" <TPenberthy@CREATIVEPRO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <5372893F7294D311B97A0090274F0F9D3E902E@extensisnt.extensis.com>
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A cheap idea would be to take out the fuse and pretend that you have manual locks. I did this on mine over 3 years ago, and there have been no problems. I never had a chance to get used to power locks though.

David

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Penberthy, Thomas wrote:

> Hi Volks, > > I'm about to declare red alert. Previously I stated that my van, Marlin, had > electrical "gremlins." > > Well, Petunia, those cute little gremlins have grown up and become ugly ol' > demons. > > When I bought Marlin, the power locks were a little funky. First the > passenger door wouldn't react (lock or unlock) when I used the key on the > driver's door. This was easy to ignore, as all the other doors were fine. > > Next I notice a v-e-r-y slow response time from the sliding door when I > unlocked any door. As in up to 1 minute. Also easy to ignore, really. Just > lock it first and the others would follow. > > Next whenever I locked the driver's door BEFORE the passenger door, it > wouldn't stay locked. The little knob would just pop back up. Now that I was > on a roll, I figured out that if I always lock the passenger door first, > this was also easy to ignore. > > You might be getting the idea that I'm a procrastinator. You'd be right on > that one. > > Now, though, the sliding door simply won't stay locked. I turn the key in > the sliding door and it's like there's a spring action: I hear it click > locked (and see the little lever slide down if I look) but when I turn the > key back to take it out, it unlocks. > > My feeling now is that I should just buy new mechanisms for all three doors > and be done with it. > > Any cheaper ideas? > > Thank you once again. > > Tom > > (Marlin - 89 Westy GL) >


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