On Thu, 24 Nov 1994, William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648 wrote:

> I just gave it a quick look (thinking you would have lots of answers by now) but
> I concur that the front latch doesn't move.  I would try adjusting the cable to
> the rear latch, guessing that it may be moving but not enough.  
> 
> I'll look in here again Thurs. evening or Friday and see how you're doing.

Well, I took it apart, and I'm convinced that the upper (rectangular 
part) of the latch is supposed to slide in AND out.  It only slides out 
and gets stuck there.  It appears to be actuated by a lever with a hole 
in it that a pin goes in and the lever with the hole in it has worn 
through , so there's no longer a hole, just a half a hole.
I've put it together and left the front plate off and will live with it 
like that for a while.

So, I'm looking for a new mechanism, if someone has a mechanism from a 
vanagon.

Thanks.

--
Gerry
Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379