Update on sliding door.  Finally got cold enough 30 miles south of downtown Orlando for door to latch.

Going back to hottest part of this past summer had to take Vanagon out at hottest part of day to rescue my girlfriend and a bunch of frozen food after her Outback wouldn't start.  Got back to her house, got the groceries out and the sliding door would not close.

Sliding door came from another  vanagon and was put on during the restoration.

John

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> On Dec 4, 2025, at 23:00, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> YES.   lubiqate slider mighty hard.  anything that you can see.  Everything, anything, do not be bashfull.  White litumigrease, Purple muliti loube.  Paper Towels before.  Put on some rubber gloves like it was your mast tomorrow.  Again, 
> DO NOT be shy with grease, what can it hurt?  The metal surfaces love grease, they do.
> 
> 
> 
>   On Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 02:38:08 PM PST, Steven Brower <brower@browerpropulsionlab.com> wrote:  
> 
> Hi I just got the below exchange but I almost never get email from the list. I have found bits and pieces in spam. But yeah I’m still here!
> Steven Brower
> 
> 
> BPL R & D
> Brooklyn Navy Yard
> 63 Flushing Avenue
> Building 280, Suite 521
> Brooklyn, NY 11205
> (347) 223-8877
> brower@browerpropulsionlab.com
> browerproplab.com
> 
>> On Dec 2, 2025, at 1:57 PM, Rowan Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I got this message and I did get a message about sliding door which
>> I suppose was from you.
>> 
>> r
>> 
>> Rowan Tipton
>> 
>>>> On Dec 2, 2025, at 4:38 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
>>> 
>>> Did anyone get my question about the slider??
>>> Is anyone still on this list??  There seems to be no chatter.
>>> Dave B.
>