Re: [DML] Re: Now Okay (Car no longer running)

[E Grauff <datamonk@xxxx>]

Turns out that the door isn't 'locked' - the rear latch comes undone when
I pull on the handle, but the front one is jammed. I've had problems with
the drivers door in the past. A hard bump while driving would cause it to
come part way undone and the buzzer to sound. After I got new tires
(softer ride) and adjusted the doors a bit, this stopped.

But what happened last night did happen to me a month ago - I had to climb
out the passenger's door and for some reason use the key to lock and then
unlock the driver's door. 

Any ideas out there on just what happened?

Oh, and by the way - for all the lurkers out there, the car has been a
blast to own and drive. Fewer problems than most of the cars I've owned -
including a 1998 car.


On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Jim Reeve wrote:

> [MODERATOR'S NOTE: I'm not posting information on techniques for breaking into DeLoreans in order to avoiding such information becoming widely known. This post has been edited to remove a suggestion for breaking in.]
> <SNIP>
> 
> But what I'm really curious about is how you locked the driver's door 
> to begin with. To my knoledge, (and experimenting with several 
> different Ds), the door locks do not easily lock when the doors are 
> open. And I have heard that if you do manage to lock them, the 
> latches can jamb very easily if you close the door in this state. 
> This is my own theory as to why the car has a "central" power locking 
> system instead of a standard power system (with buttons).
> 
> Curious you know what you know!
> 
> Jim Reeve
> -6960
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, E Grauff <datamonk@xxxx> wrote:
> > Popped the engine compartment open and pulled the coil wire.