Sorry, no vacuum pump on the Vanagon�s power locking system. Just pure
electric wires
But your explanation is right. Bad switch or bad wire (red one) on the lock
motor.

Raimund

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Sherrod" <rick@TEUTONIX.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)

> Date:    Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:38:05 EST
> From:    JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Subject: help!  power doorlock problem   (2nd try)
>
> The switch in the driver's door lock must tell the central lock pump that
> it's time to lock or unlock the doors.  If the wire or the switch is bad,
> the central locks will still function normally from any other switch
because
> the vacuum pump still works.
>
> Rick Sherrod
> www.teutonix.com
> Specialty Automotive
> www.partshound.com
> Macon, GA
> rick@teutonix.com
>
>
> 2nd try here..
>
> '90 GL w/ power locks.
> problem:   yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF
door,
> but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door.
>
> when i put the key in the RF (pass) door, and turn, i hear the actuator
> whirring noise, and the central power lock actuators lock and unlock all
the
> doors/hatch fine, including the drivers door.
> but when i put the key in the drivers doorlock and turn - nothing happens
> other than the drivers lock opening.. none of the other doors/hatch
opens -
> no
> whirring noise.
> so why can i operate all the locks from the front pass door, but not the
> drivers door?  bad drivers doorlock actuator?   any ideas?
> if it is indeed a bad drivers actuator, then why does it open from the RF
> pass door?
> chris
>
>