1: Check that all wires through the door jamb boot have continuity, i.e. no
broken wires

2: Check that both front door lock motors are working/running when activated

3: Disassemble lock motors and clean all contacts, make sure that the
springs behing the one contact are not rusted or broken.

These are the methods I use (in order) to repair the ones I find not
working. One dead motor or broken wire or corroded contact can cause the
cycling you describe.

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: James Morris <Jbmorris@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 4:05 PM
Subject: Power locks - 87 Vanagon

> The power locks seem to be going wacko on my Vanagon.  Intermitantly it
sounds
> like the mechanism is locking and un-locking.  I cannot figure it out.
Now I
> cannot even open the slider without reaching thru the fron door and
lifting the
> (little button) while simultaneously moving the outside latch. (related??)
> Anyone have a clue what I might look for?
>
> james b morris - Dallas
> 87 Vanagon