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Subject:Re: locked out
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:17:54 -0400

On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Bill N wrote:

> How do you lock your keys in the van?  I can't on my '81, even using the
> sliding door.  The only way I know to do it is to lock the hatch while
> it is open, throw the keys inside, and then shut the hatch.

My 82's sliding door locks itself every time I close it.  I think there
must be a spring or something missing from the mechanism.  The interior
lock handle refuses to stay in the unlocked position.

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