Hats off to you! That was the problem. Turns out that the white ring was very sticky. I put some silicone spray on it, and now all is great! I took the whole door apart, and needless to say it wasn't easy. Try finding the keyed versions of the fir trees anywhere! My solenoid seems to be strong. Before I noticed there was a slight delay between the two doors locking... one would finish locking before the other one. Now both are clicking away without effort. Couple of squirts saved me a bundle! Thanks List! Tyler #3472 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Mark Hershey" <dmcinfo@xxxx> wrote: > David's probably right--sounds like excessive drag on the lock mech. I've > found two places on mine: > > 1) If you have a two key deLorean (door key and ignition are different), the > door lock cylinders have a white nylon outer ring that is supposed to rotate > freely a few degrees around the lock cylinder body. This ring is connected > to the lock bellcrank via a wire bail; it's what mechanically moves the > bellcank when you turn the door key to the extreme right or left but allows > you to use the inside rocker and solenoid without actually turning the lock > cylinder (which of course couldn't turn if it has no key in it). Both of > mine developed so much drag over time that the lock solenoids would only > work when the car was running and the supply voltage was an extra volt or > two high. So much drag that it took a noticable extra effort to move the > rocker by hand. Silicone spray on the outside of the lock cylinder cured it > (access by removing upper inside door trim or might be able to get a spray > nozzle nearby by rolling down the window. ) Should probably be careful to > avoid spraying silicone into lock cylinder. Apparently later 1-key DeLoreans > don't have this problem. -snip > \\ Mark