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Subject:Re: vanagon winter maladies - frozen door locks
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:43:32 -0800

Yes and yes - its a constant problem in our part of the world...

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> Frozen door locks.. anyone use a lighter to heat the key a little and
> get the lock moving?
> WD40 good for getting the moisture out of a lock?
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> At  11/24/2010 06:14 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> with winter finally here, I'm betting the usual list of suspects will
>> come up. Already  we have been discussing frozen doors and heaters,
>> but I bet before long there will be failing clutch master and slave
>> cylinders. Anyone else have bets on other items?
>>
>> alistair
>>
>

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Jake

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