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• help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:38:05 EST
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. when i put...
• Re: help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:56:45 -0500
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. when i put...
• hyper-extended drivers door. Need help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 08:52:17 -0700
  I hyper-extended the drivers door of my 84 wolfsy. The door now opens to perpendicular with the bus. Upon investigation, the door stop...
• 1991 GL Help needed...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:45:55 -0800
  ...Recently, my Electronic Door lock on the drivers side ceased working. Somehow, the passenger side door now controls locking all the other doors (including...
• Re: help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:12:55 +0100
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, > but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. > > when i put...
• Re: Door locks
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:11:22 -0500
  Derek, My '91 has power door locks. Four (4) brass, spring loaded connectors on the door (like pins). System only works when closed. If...
• Sliding Door Problem Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 10:23:35 -0700
  The sliding door was sticking on my 1990 Vanagon, Wolfie. I cleaned the tracks, lubed everything, and still couldn't get the door open...
• Leaky Dometic door? Just listen.....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:38:17 -0700
  ...With door shut, put your ear up to edge of door. Listen around edge of door. If you hear the radio louder in a...
• Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 20:32:36 -0700 (MST)
  ...I put a couple of Coke cans in the fridge on the door compartment. After about three days of sitting there, the fridge door...
• Sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Sat, 7 May 2005 23:45:05 -0400
  Hi all, Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock...
• Re: Sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:12:56 -0700
  Sorry, the 80-84 uses one sliding door. The 85-91 uses a different sliding door. Mark Charles Slosberg wrote: > I've got an...
• Re: 1991 GL Help needed...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:52:28 +0100
  I have seen many people mention this on the list at earlier times, it is probably the wires in the door jamb that are...
• power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:21:51 -0700
  I am trying to fix power door lock problem. When i turn key in driver door it locks that door but quickly unlocks If...
• Re: Rear Door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:21:27 EDT
  ...Does Stella have power door locks? How are they activated / > deactivated. Just by regular use of the keys in the front door handles and...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:47:33 -0700
  If you measure the window dimensions in the sliding door you can tell of the 2 doors it is. The 80-84 slider door...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:39:19 -0500
  The passenger door should lock with the inside door lock button, but the driver's door won't. Somethings wrong with your passenger door.
• Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:28:03 -0400
  Hi all, I own a westy syncro 91 with power lock and my sliding Door Locking Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 May 2012 16:20:54 -0700
  why would anyone want to lock the door with the key with the door still open anyway ? here is what is normal for all...
• drivers power doorlock problem..(was Re: help! vanagon hatch wont open.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:36:45 EST
  ...so why can i operate all the locks from the front pass door, but not the drivers door? bad drivers doorlock actuator? any ideas...
• 90 Carat Power Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 09:29:30 -0700
  New to list- great so far! My 90 Carat door locks do the following: Starting from completely locked position, key opens either driver or...
• power door lock problem..cycles on and off from D door?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:42:18 EDT
  anyone else had this prob w/ your power door locks on your vanagons? i can lock them from any other door, but when i...
• 87 Door Handle broken & Door Stuck!
  Historical mailing list - EarthSister
  Thu, 16 May 2002 11:32:54 -0700
  ...The door is stuck shut, with the interior door handle, nor the exterior door handle able to open it. The lock mechanism feels jammed...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment tips
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:16:16 -0700
  ...to raise the door - open the door, put the jack flush with the bottom of the door, loosen the bolts, raise the jack a...
• Fridges : Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 16 May 1995 06:58:37 +0000
  ...After > about three days of sitting there, the fridge door sagged enough to let > the cold air out. I tried to adjust the door...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:55:55 -0700
  A list member helpfully replied that the aft latch on the older door is perpendicular to the door, while it is angled on the...
• Power Door Locks - Continuous Cycling
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 01:37:19 -0600
  ...When the driver's side power door lock is engaged (*) (either by key or button), the passenger door does not respond, but the sliding...
• Re: Sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 7 May 2005 21:08:10 -0700
  Hi I am having the same problem with my sliding door. I am going to be working on tomorrow. I'll keep you posted...
• Power doorlocks again
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 20:54:16 +0000
  Hello, I have an '88 GL with misbehaving power doorlocks. I have rewired the drivers door locks previously when it was discovered that the...
• Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Mundy
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:24:39 +1000
  Hi, I'm having problems when locking my sliding door in conjunction with the front doors. Occasionally the rear door electric lock will click...
• Re: Power Door Locks - Continuous Cycling
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 12:29:14 -0800
  I have the same problem - only that if I try to lock the van from *any* door, the locks will lock - then unlock. The...
• Sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:27:46 EDT
  ...It is in need of a sliding door. I am wondering if doors from other years are interchangeable? If Non-westy, vanagon, doors are...
• Re: How do I make driver's door lock w/o key?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:13:16 -0400
  ...How? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > --tabe johnson open the passenger side door, lock the drivers side door, get out, lock the passenger side door and close it.
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:36:00 -0500
  ...Door vents My '88 has black plastic air grills at the rear bottom of the front doors. I took the door panel off to...
• front doors, sliding doors and hatches available in various colors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:34:32 EDT
  ...front doors: these will fit all year vanagons. really nice pair of burgundy/bordeaux front doors from a '90 GL nice RF door in...
• Re: 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:23 -0700
  Hi David, Opening the latch on the sliding door involves cocking a strong spring that is triggered and released when you close the door...
• Re: Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:14:45 -0700
  Probably, those brass contacts carry the power for the door lock. I believe the wiring diagram in the Bently shows which are which. good...
• Interior light and rear sliding door.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:04:22 -0800
  On my 87 Wolfsburg, all the interior lights can be turned on and off with the two front doors when the individual switches are...
• Re: Sliding Door Latch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:41:29 EST
  In a message dated 2/1/02 4:47:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > When the sliding door handle reaches...
• vanagon doors and hatches for sale, and gas tanks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:34:31 -0400
  went thru my folks barn last weekend and i have a lot of vanagons doors and hatches available from vans i've parted over...
• Re: 87 Door Handle broken & Door Stuck!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 16 May 2002 22:26:15 -0500
  One thing you could try, and it's not hard to do, it to remove the door handle, and then release the mechanism. You...
• Re: Power doorlocks again
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:18:26 -0700
  Todd, I just fixed a similar problem on an '88 Wolfy and it was the passenger side door lock motor. It was so bad...
• Re: power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:04:14 -0700
  ...Fred's Garage in Redwood City California said it was the cervo (sp?) engine in the door. They replaced it with a new one...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:50:39 -0400
  Prior to '88, these were the place where air exited the van (it got sucked out through a passage in the door to slots...
• Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:01:16 -0800
  Doesn't that block the glove box when the pass door is closed? Or is there a thinner one out there? tx, bmc :) "Faith...
• Re: 1980 Westy sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:17:53 -0400
  >My sliding door handle is broken off. The handle and the lock mech are >riding around in the back of my van. I have...
• Re: Humidity-pressboard-slider door
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:00:03 -0400
  Water definitely always gets inside of all doors past the rubber window seals, even when new. The engineers knew this, so they designed those...
• Re: VAN,B.C.: Body shop recommendations?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:33:02 -0500
  The lower track where the sliding door rides is now so rusted that the door rollers drop into the holes allowing the door to...
• Re: [vanagon] Driver's door tweaked
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:25:21 EST
  ...The rear of the door (when closed) is now > visibly about > an inch lower than the front of the door. When you close the...
• Slider door autolock fixed! 1988 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:49:18 -0500
  ...My sliding door lock would not open/close when i turned the keys in the front doors, so i took both sides loose from...
• Re: WTB Sliding door for 82 brown/ biege preferred
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:16:14 EST
  ...A door in the Assuan Brown/ Sahara Biege would be really great. > Might even take other doors from the same vehicle, if they were...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:28:04 -0700
  ...None of the doors will lock if you push the lock button and shut them. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@UVIC.CA...
• Door Locks keep recycling
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:57:01 -0500
  On my 1990 van, the power door locks are all of a sudden keep recyling from locked to unloacked. When I put the key...
• FS: power doorlock actuators for front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:48:47 EST
  have a pair of power door lock actuators for front doors from '90 carat. anyone need? chris [text/html]
• Unusual door lock features
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:18:32 -0800
  Speaking of unusual door lock features I discovered one today. I ahve an Alpine alarm system on my van and still am learning about...
• Re: Driver door lock
  Historical mailing list - Eric caron
  Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:21:20 -0700
  ...About your door lock, try it out with the door shut, there’s something that happens with the driver side door when it’s...
• vanagon slider doors FS, and front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 06:02:16 EDT
  slider doors for sale, front doors, glass, int. panels, etc.. plus camper side windows w/ screens, fit any vanagon chris
• door handle for sliding side door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:52:39 -0700
  Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for sale or trade circa 1985? William
• 87 Wolfs. Power Door Locks.
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 08:08:24 -0800
  ...Ed Vanagon & never realized that it should have power door locks. I always have to lock the passenger door, side door & rear hatch manually...
• Re: RE (2): Forwarded: FS 60 Double Door
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 01 Dec 1995 22:50:42 -0700
  ...Would double door in this case mean a left and right side door or the : non-sliding hinged pair of doors on the passenger...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 May 2012 22:22:32 -0400
  Come to think of it both my 87 vans need the doors to be closed for the doors to lock. The Camper does not...