Yes it does!  I took mine apart last spring (while it was still cold) to
paint it green (so the guys at OR filling stations wouldn't argue with me
about what fuel my diesel takes) and there was, wow, a whole bunch of crud
in there.  So that's what nearly 30 year old grease looks like!

Catch ya later alligator,

MT

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Roger VanTill
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Frozen locks

Hey Craig, I haven't had door lock trouble, but on my old '86 I had to take
the gas cap lock apart and clean all the corrosion off the workings to get
it to move freely in the winter. I think the crud in there holds the
moisture and freezes it up in the cold.

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 5:06 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been plagued with frozen door locks for years now. The seals are
> in good shape. What's the solution?
> (They are obviously, only frozen in the winter months)....
>
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
> '87 SUNROOF Syncro
>

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Peace out, sauerkraut.
Roger