that or WD-40 sprayed on all the door rubber seals, and inside the door
locks. That works great - it's 'water displacing' after all. I use silicone
too sometimes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Christensen" <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Keeping things from freezing shut

>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