Geeez, I sorta thought everybody knew what a granola babe was.  Maybe the
phrase is too "80's" for this list.  Granola babe is a generic term for the
outdoorsy female with the SUV, Yakima racks, Mtn bike rack, whitewater boat,
patagucci clothes, and boater tan lines.  Good looks are no more important
than proficiency in her chosen outdoor activities. this would be a coveted
award and not a "fat girl" award designed to humiliate(like we used to do in
highschool).  further definition and clarification sould come from John
Barton and others of his generation.  That's as good as I can do.

Max
-----Original Message-----
From: A & C Grobey <alien1@JPS.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Defiant power door locks

>---Fellow 'listers,
>
>I have a "new" '89 Westy GL with power locks. My problem d'jour is that the
>driver's door lock won't respond to direct commands.
>
>Let me explain:
>
>1. Pushing driver's door lock down results in it popping right back up.
>2. Locking the driver's door with the key results in it unlocking itself
>(and the rest of the car)
>3. likewise for unlocking (it reverts to the previous state)
>
>I had this problem for a while but it went away when I fixed the slider
>door.  However, as I always say, "problems that go away by themselves, come
>back by themselves!"
>however,
>
>3. either locking via pushing the lock knob or the key from the passenger
>side works as expected.
>4. the sliding door and the rear hatch are very slow to respond to
>lock/unlock commands, if they do at all.
>
>#4 was the problem I fixed.  I bought a new four finger spring loaded
>thingamajig and replaced the old one and all my problems went away.  The
>thingamajig is the part that attaches to the slider door.  I took a volt
>meter to the system and found this was the weak link.  It seemed to have a
>bad connection of some kind.
>
>Alan Grobey
>'91 Carat
>Sherwood, OR