Strange alarm behavior, 93 100CS

[John Larson]

Just tried this.  No difference.  BTW, the key generally has to be turned
twice to lock the car.  FLASH!!!! The lock turns the opposite way on the
properly functioning car.  Further complication?  It would appear there is a
switching problem.  The good one locks/sets the alarm with a single
clockwise turn of the key, the bad one unlocks/sets with the same motion.
The good car uses 2 CCW motions to unlock all the doors, the bad one uses
the same technique to lock.  Therein lies the problem, I think.  Ideas?
TIA, John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Lundy" <fast928 at prodigy.net>
To: "John Larson" <j.d.larson at verizon.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Strange alarm behavior, 93 100CS


> Have you tried locking/unlocking at the passenger door???  Is it still out
> of sync??
>
> I've heard of one other person with this problem.  Although he caused it
> himself!!  He pulled his vacuum pump apart to look at it and when it got
put
> back together this is what happened.  He spent about 5 months working on
it
> and tried replacing the vacuum pump to know avail.  Last time I "spoke"
with
> him (a few months ago) he still didn't have it fixed, I haven't heard back
> since!!
>
> Hopefully yours is something simple!!
> ---
> Andrew Lundy
> fast928 at prodigy.net
> 90 80q
> 95 90q
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Larson" <j.d.larson at verizon.net>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:11 PM
> Subject: Strange alarm behavior, 93 100CS
>
>
> > Alarm engages when the car is unlocked, disarms when the car is
unlocked,
> > with both the key and the IR.  I have a new actuator/latch assembly at
> hand,
> > but don't really want to throw $125 at it if it's not the problem.
> Interior
> > light switch is 6 months old, all else in the latch/lock area appears
OK.
> > Happened suddenly, and hasn't behaved properly since it did, so it's not
> > intermittent.  Anybody had the locks and alarm out of phase before?  The
> > fix?  TIA, John
> >
> >
>
>