Your doors must be out of alignment. On all of mine I can close them with 2 fingers and a gentle push. One quick pull from the inside does the trick as well. Has got to be an alignment issue, shouldn't be extremely hard to close a Delorean door. Joe OBrien 2524, 16634, 16851 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <supermatty@xxxx> wrote: > > > 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/