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• '87 Power Locks locking and unlocking by themselves, stove grate source.
  Historical mailing list - Rouy Rogers
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 05:27:11 EST
  Hi List, The other day while washing my '87 Syncro Westy, the power door locks started locking and unlocking by themselves. Has this ever...
• Help with removing lock away out of colomn
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:18:25 -0600
  I found a jack pot of parts for my project same key all locks and ignition how do I remove the lock away out...
• wing window lock?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 07:57:40 -0800
  Does anyone know if there is some way to lock the wind windows in the late model Vanagons? Is there an after market locking...
• Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:43:50 +0700
  ...How old is your van ? That's how old the door lock mechanisms, connectors and wires are. The two front door lock actuators must...
• Re: door lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 19:00:49 -0600
  As a Volkswagen locksmith and list vendor, I would recommend cutting to code a new key. With the code number from the handle, a...
• Re: hijacked thread--lockers in Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:36:33 -0500
  On Jan 15, 2010, at 11:40 PM, Richard A Jones wrote: >> Some Syncro's did not have lockers..It was an option, but...
• 86 Syncro - Differential Lock
  Historical mailing list - Hovey, Wendell H.
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:16:14 -0700
  In the time my 86 Vanagon Syncro has been out of commission - notorious 3-4 gear fracture - the differential lock vacuum solenoid became misplaced...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:23:06 -0700
  The sliding door lock mechanism was changed starting with the 85 models. The newer models allow you to lock from the inside with the...
• Power locks - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James Morris
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:05:57 -0500
  The power locks seem to be going wacko on my Vanagon. Intermitantly it sounds like the mechanism is locking and un-locking. I cannot...
• First time 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Faschingbauer
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:47:38 EDT
  Need to know from someone how the lock works on the side door. The way mine works is it is always locked. So when...
• Re: Door Lock Harness Info For The Record
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 20:21:35 -0500
  Yes the power locks are superceded to the eurovan power lock motors. Cheesier design if you ask me. I believe I can still get...
• 1985 Vanagan locks and Keys.
  Historical mailing list - Paul H
  2 Oct 1994 18:44:23 GMT
  For Sale, 1985 Vanagan door locks,locking gas cap with key and ingnition switch with keys. Asking $30.00 + shipping. Will bring to you...
• Electric door lock
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:55:43 -0500
  Tha passenger door do not lock on my Vanagon 1988 when locking from the driver side. Can someone tell me about possible failure causes...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:28:04 -0400
  ...Rear Hatch Lock > > Front and slider operate normally, hatch does not. > > What it does – > With lock in horizonal key position, it remains Unlocked, while...
• Re: New Locker from Weddle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:48:32 -0500
  ...New Locker from Weddle One, well this one at least, wonders how costly it would be to install said locker? Any quotes, or guesses...
• FS: Sliding window locks, door handles, fuel pump, rear wiper motor, upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:31:24 -0700
  ...sliding window locks (used) - $10 door handles (used) - $8 fuel pump (used) - $45 rear wiper motor (used) - $45 upper control arm bushings (new) - $15...
• Re: 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:50:24 -0800
  It is a mechanical system, using vacuum pressure to move the locking parts in and out. No electricals are needed to operate the lock...
• Re: Rear Door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:21:27 EDT
  ...Using the key to lock either of the front doors (when their closed) will likewaise lock all the doors. Once inside the van pressing...
• Window Locks
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:18:15 -0400
  ...I found a way to lock my windows via key lock... Using a two piece lock used to secure glass windows on display cases...
• Re: Replaceing the Ignition lock cylinder ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:31:46 -0700
  ...all ??? the lock cylinder must be drilled out with a hold 1/8 " drill 12mm down from the top of the lock cylinder 10mm...
• Re: Suggestions for removing locking gas cap w/o key
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:30:22 EDT
  In a message dated 9/17/05 11:18:29 PM, conradk@MAC.COM writes: << but need suggestions for removing a locking gas cap...
• Re: power lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:31:50 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
  ...Has anyone had a problem with power locks as follows? If I > unlock the drivers door with a key, the lock opens then quickly...
• Re: Locks frozen
  Historical mailing list - Markus M.
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:36:53 -0700
  Oops - Yes, at least in my case I have Central Locking [I am under the impression that all Westy's do but I could...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:02:45 -0400
  ...Anyone have an idea as to the cost, > difficulty, and time, of a lock switch. Easiest and least expensive way is > best of course...
• Re: rebuilding Vanagon door locks - Steve's Lock Shoppe
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:55:14 -0700
  ...Stash the camper in the hangar, send all four door locks to Steve's Lock Shoppe for rebuild, and drive the Beetle until they...
• Carat rear hatch lock fails to unlock with key
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:13:24 -0500
  ...Having trouble with the rear hatch lock. Tried powering up. Heard the rear hatch lock servo drive down (or up as the case may...
• Re: Lock box for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:54:46 -0800
  On my old '75 I had a lockable ammo box in the side bench seat that was bolted to the floor through an unused...
• Re: Eurovan Central Locking
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:22:35 -0500
  ...Sometimes >the problem can be overcome by using the lock on the >other door, but the problem is not restricted to one lock. > >Any...
• Re: Power locks - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 22:31:07 -0400
  ...Power locks - 87 Vanagon > The power locks seem to be going wacko on my Vanagon. Intermitantly it sounds > like the mechanism is locking and...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:26:46 -0700
  ...There >> must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an >> exposed lock visible from the outside?? A...
• Re: Power locks that won't
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 13:45:43 -0800
  A cheap idea would be to take out the fuse and pretend that you have manual locks. I did this on mine over 3...
• Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:48:40 +1200
  ...I've used these a few times, but now when I lock the door & see the key in the ignition I can grin! Using...
• Re: tailgate lock and key for an 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:08:05 -0700
  ...https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/us/251829231-tailgate-locking-barrel-non-central-locking.html On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 3:01 PM Don Spence...
• ignition lock installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:39:01 +0000
  ...If you want to send the housing and the new lock, I'll be glad to look at it, but it does sound as...
• Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:18:22 -0500
  My new van has power locks ('90) and they had been working great. For whatever reason yesterday the rear tailgate was closed and cannot...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:19:00 -0600
  Before going through the trouble of replacing the ignition lock cylinder I suggest taking your van over to a competent locksmith and having a...
• Re: rekeying locks
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth L. Winter
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:15:42 -0400
  Greg, How much did the new keys cost? I have found it very easy and cheap to aquire old lock slugs and make the...
• Vanagon 85 : Sliding door hard to lock
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:38:22 -0400
  Hi, I remove the lock (the part that have the handles) and clean it to lubricate the mechanism. We have two problems : 1- The...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:23:55 -0700
  ...Going from only >>> locking by itself every third time you close the door to locking >>> every time you close the door. >>> Is the lock...
• Re: door lock springs for '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 23:54:32 -0400
  ...You >lock the door with the key. Then you check the door to make sure that >it is locked by trying to open it...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 19:20:53 -0800
  I'm not sure about this whole lock thing, anyway. The areas I have lived in for the past 20 years has conditioned me...
• Re: Frozen locks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:13:23 -0600
  I can't say how many times I have been told by locksmiths never to lube any lock with anything. That said, how does...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:17:46 +0000
  ...Rear Hatch Lock > > Front and slider operate normally, hatch does not. > > What it does – > With lock in horizonal key position, it remains Unlocked, while...
• Re: Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:25:48 -0700
  ---Fellow 'listers, I have a "new" '89 Westy GL with power locks. My problem d'jour is that the driver's door lock won...
• Re: power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:04:14 -0700
  ...Regards, Yoel On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:21:51 -0700, Leon <korkwood@wshost.net> wrote: > I am trying to fix power door lock...
• Issue with door lock
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:28:15 -0700
  The locking mechanism in the driver's door seems to have gotten a bee in its bonnet and does not want to lock. The...
• rear hatch lock extension
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:01:55 -0700
  While on the subject of rear hatch struts, another handy device for anyone tripping out west or wherever, is the rear hatch lock extension...
• Door Lock issue, what is the part?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:01:56 -0800
  What would you call the small plastic part mounted at the bottom of the door locking pin? Part number would be great as well...
• Re: sliding door lock info
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:31:49 -0700
  Our 85 can be locked before shutting (using the little black knob inside), but the 'open' latch has to be disengaged first otherwise it...
• FS: complete vanagon factory central power locking system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:57:57 EDT
  ...complete vanagon factory central power locking system. includes all power lock actuators, vacuum lines, relays, etc. fits all vanagons from 80-91 p-mail...
• Re: Frozen locks
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:43:24 +0000
  Probably because they'd rather have the lock break and you have to call them....: - ) Jeff Stewart ----- "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: I...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:07:20 -0800
  ...I found that sears could make a set, and they appeared >to work in every lock. Sadly, I missed one lock. For some reason...
• Re: slider door power lock 86-91
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:45:21 -0400
  Can you pull the interior panel? I believe what has happened is that your power motor has stopped moving in the lock position. This...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:40:59 -0500
  ...LSD front and rear would be GREAT additions to a syncro that doesn't have any existing lockers. LSD on only the rear would...
• Re: Carat rear hatch lock fails to unlock with key
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:22:23 -0700
  I'd probably want to convert it to pure manual lock on the rear hatch myself. I believe that's straightforward parts swap work...
• Re: Door Locks - '60 Pickup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 00:38:44 -0400
  ...I took the handles out and took them to a locksmith, who charged around $15 each lock to make a key. this is the...
• Re: Anyone with a Remote Control Lock?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:46:39 -0800
  Stuart, Actually I believe that all of the "power lock servos" ie, the doors, rear hatch, and the sliding door are the same. All...
• Re: Re; Keys Locked in Van
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:40:39 -0400
  Terry...there is no stupid question! Get out of the van with keys from drivers door, lock door with keys. Go to passenger side...
• Central locking system
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 26 May 1998 19:28:19 -0700
  My '88 vanagon developed gremlins that would occasionally unlock the locked doors. After a week of being convinced that I was the most absentminded...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:00:02 -0800
  ...My 85 has > > > a locking gas cap and it is a PITA!! Does anyone > > > make\sell a non-locking cap for these buses?? Anyone...