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Subject:Re: power lock problem
From:David E Most
Date:Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:57:13 -0400

Mine does this too, but I just pulled the fuse and lock the locks in the 
old fashioned way.

On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Tony Schiebel wrote:

> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 11:30:59 -0500
> From: Tony Schiebel <Tony.Schiebel@edm.montage.ca>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: power lock problem
> 
> > Hi all:   Has anyone had a problem with power locks as follows? If I
> > unlock the drivers door with a key, the lock opens then quickly relocks.
> > If I get the door open while unlocked the lock will just go up and down 
> > until I close the door then it locks and stays. If I pull both front
> > door locks up at the same time, they will stay unlocked (and unlock the
> > rear doors as well) until one of them gets pushed down then they all
> > lock and it acts as I first described. The locks worked well until all
> > at once they started acting this way. I havn't a clue. Thought I'd ask
> > the list before I started pulling my hair out trying to figure out what
> > It's doing. Thanks
> 
> Hi Todd,
> 
> This exact scenerio happened to my father-in-laws van.  It turned out to be a 
> buggered power lock motor on the driver door.  He needed a new one.  One 
> question, does this same behavior happen when you open the passenger door 
> first???  If it doesn't, then it is the motor for sure.  This is the third time 
> I have heard of this happening so I wonder if there was a bad run on motors!!!
> 
> Good Luck
> Tony
> 
> > -- 
> > Todd Francis
> > '86 Westy Syncro
> > '91 Tristar
> > 
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> 
> Tony Schiebel - Senior Systems Analyst
> >>>>> Tony.Schiebel@edm.montage.ca <<<<<  
> MONTAGE IT Inc.  
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> Voice (403) 423-4553  Fax (403) 423-7088
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> 
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