Speaking of slamming doors, how much force approximately should it take to close a door? On all of the DeLoreans that I've closed the doors on, it took probably around 10 lbs of force to do it correctly. The first time I rode in a DeLorean -- one with 1,300 original miles, the owner told me to "pull hard" when I closed the door from the inside, and indeed, when I didn't in fear of breaking something, it didn't latch completely. Not to offend any women on the list, but 9 times out of 10 when I see them riding shotgun, they aren't able to pull the door shut in a single sweeping motion. Usually what I see is that they need to first pull the door about 80% closed, stop and reorient themselves or whatever, and then pull hard the last 20% of the way to close it (sometimes with 2 hands). I would say that my DeLorean takes twice as much force to close the door correctly as my 1998 Chevy Malibu. Any other opinions? Matt #1604 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote: > > > This doesn't sound like a solenoid problem yet. It DOES sound like you > need to go over all the door adjustments. When you force or slam the > door you can knock/bend things out of adjustment/alignment. You should > not have to slam the doors to get them to close. If you do, you run > the risk of not being able to get it open. You have to now get the > whole door lock adjustment procedure and go through it step-by- step. > After doing that you should check the anchor pins and maybe they need > to be adjusted too. You should also check the other door. When you > have completed the adjustments you can try the power door locks. They > may still work. In any case disconnect the origional door lock module > after you test it. A Lockzilla or any other modifacation cannot help > you if the doors are out of adjustment or you have a burnt up > solenoid. For the rear view mirror DO NOT GLUE IT ON THE WINDSHIELD! > It MUST be attached with special tape, not glue. You can get it at any > auto glass shop or a Delorean Vendor. Be careful inside the doors, > there are a lot of sharp edges. Both locks on the door (front and > rear) have to be in the second locking position before you can try to > lock the doors. Forcing the doors to lock bends things out of adjustment. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Rydholm" <ebondefender@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hey all. I just discovered my driver's side door won't shut properly. > > I'm guessing its the lock solenoid I've heard so much (bad) news > > about. What I did this morning was, slam it really hard, accidently > > knock the rear-view mirror off the windshield, swear quietly to > > myself, apologize to the Man upstairs, slam the door again, jury rig > > it so that it would stay shut 99% for now (and now I can't get it > > open), then yanked out fuse 12 and turned off the interior light/door > > lights so they wouldn't kill my battery. Do I need Lockzilla or > > something, or should I just go for a reconditioned/rebuilt solenoid? > > I noticed about a week ago I had a tiny problem unlocking the door > > right away but it was sporadic and didn't worry me. I guess I learned > > my lesson! > > John ("Johnny DeLorean" as my family calls me.) Rydholm > > > > He who seeks the cheese shall not find the crackers in the same > > cupboard. -Ancient Chineese food proverb. :) not To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/