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Subject:Relay for power windows?
From:Ron Lussier
Date:Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:59:13 -0800

Folks,

I've had a strange problem with St. Francis (my 1991 Vanagon) recently.  My
passenger-side window wouldn't roll down from the passenger-side switch.  I
*could* roll it down from the driver's side switch, and after doing so, the
passenger could fully control it.  I brought St. Francis to Royal Motors in
San Francisco (not recommended!) TWICE, and they couldn't fix the problem.

My boyfriend came up with a plausible theory... a stuck relay.  His theory
also included the corollary that the driver's switch, being closer to the
relay, has a little extra current 'oomph' to get the relay unstuck.  Once
it's unstuck, it works fine for the passenger.

Does this seem reasonable?  Does anyone know which relay controls the
passenger-side power window?

Coyote

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Ron 'Coyote' Lussier   (     )     \ _/__            Macromedia, Inc.
coyote@macromedia.com   \   /       \X  /           San Francisco, CA
1.650.481.4847           \_/          \/    1991 Vanagon Syncro Westy

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