Thanks for the tip!

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 10:46 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have the same temperamental problem with the sliding door. On the door
> there's a flat contact plate, on the body there is a contact plate with
> 4 pins. When you close the door those 2 plates come in contact acting the
> actuator. I removed the contact plate on the body, cut a piece of plastic
> from an old credit card, put it under the contact plate (4 pins) and put it
> back.
> Works well, problem solved.
>
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:19 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have replaced the electric locks on my 1991 Carat with the green ones
>> from Van Cafe. Installed new factory links that connect the lock
>> actuator to the window button. Replaced the short connection cables with
>> new as well. I simply unplugged the hatch look and do not plan to hook it
>> back up. Prefer the manual locking operation for the hatch. I tested all
>> circuits to be sure I had power to the appropriate places. All good.
>>
>> Key will unlock the driver side but will not lock or unlock the passenger
>> side from the driver side, even though it should. Sliding door some
>> times will and sometimes won't. Even had a professional mechanic look at
>> it
>> and he was stumped. was no a Vanagon man, however.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>