I used to spray some silicone spray onto the rubber door seals so the doors
wouldn't freeze shut...Worked for my ski trips..Some good lock oil worked
inside the locks is a must..

Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of old technology"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark A Kippert
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Keeping things from freezing shut

It was 46 degrees F when I woke up in Indy this morning and it had
rained all night. The weatherman indicated that it would drop down to
low 20s by evening. This is sure to freeze my doors shut like the old
man's Oldsmobile ("That son of a b**** would freeze up in the middle
of summer on the equator!").

Last year the van froze up under similar conditions. Couldn't unlock
the doors and when I finally got a key to turn they were frozen shut.
So this morning I applied a liberal coat of Armor All to all the door
seals and shot some lube into all the keyholes. We'll see how
effective this is when I leave work this evening.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD