Thanks, I'll check it out... as for lockedness, just don't tell my
newspaper editor wife or my english professor mother that I'm making up
words again :P

Thank You,
Larry

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

>
> Larry,
>
> I don't know if this will help much, but it's worth a try:
>
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/fuse_panel_86to91.html
>
>
> BTW: is "lockedness" really a word??
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Lawrence Cortright
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 87 Central Locks
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am a recent owner of a 1987 GL Wolfsburg ed.  Initially, the passenger
> door lock actuator was blown but the driver door was OK.  I could use the
> key on the driver door and hear the motor lock/unlock the door, the
> passenger door behaved as if it were a manual lock.  A few days ago the
> driver actuator stopped working but did not act at all like the passenger.
> Turning the key yields nothing, as a matter of fact the key cannot really
> turn at all.  The door is in a perpetual state of lockedness, one cannot
> even pull up on the knob (forcing the driver to egress from the passenger
> or cargo door.
>
> I know replacing the motor(s) is the best option, but in the meantime
> (until I find said motors) I'd like to cut power to the whole lock system.
> This is where the question comes in, most manuals (owners and haynes,
> namely) tell me the fuse is just above the main fusebox (with no picture)
> and the Bentley manual shows a rudimentary picture but I still cannot seem
> to find the fuse.  Is it truly attached to the main fusebox area somewhere
> or is it normally found elsewhere in the dash?  I can take a photo of the
> fusebox and provide a link if needed.
>
> Thank You,
> Larry Cortright
> 1987 Vanagon GL
>
>
>