[V8] Window Gremlins

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

Once you get the door apart, the switch and wireing will be pretty obvious.
It has been a long time since I was inside a door, but I don't think you will
have a problem locating the switch.

Dave


Quoting "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>:

> Hey Dave, et al --
>
> A friend's 100cs exhibited this prolem and IIRC it was a bad connection at
> the microswitch. Related, it sounds like this microswitch is what may be
> bad/unhooked/missing on my driver door. The all-close feature operated by
> door key lock hasn't worked since the body shop "reassembled" my doors. I've
> since r&r'd the guts for each door, but didn't know about the feature
> malfunction until all was back together again.  This feature on the passenger
> side still works, but hate to pull that side back apart again as well to
> witness correct hookup/operation -- can anyone offer a description of what
> this thing looks like or where it may be disconnected?
>
> Also (and unrelated), would anyone happen to have a new a/c
> accumulator/receiver/dryer thing they want to unload?
>
> DaveC.
> '91 V8 5G -- down the overhaul home stretch...
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com <v8-bounces at audifans.com>
> To: Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss <cdzweiss at charter.net>
> CC: V8 List <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tue Jul 12 10:41:56 2005
> Subject: Re: [V8] Window Gremlins
>
> Sounds like the control unit may be toast - but in addition to the other
> suggestions, maybe it is the microswitch located on the door key lock inside
> the
> door?
> I only offer this because it is a mechanical part that could break in some
> wierd
> way. Control unit failures seem pretty rare - but they do happen. AFAIK, this
> is
> a V8 only part - so it will be expensive and hard to get - making a
> thourough
> debugging worth your time.
>
> To debug - as always - you have to "think like a computer". Any control unit
> generates outputs based on inputs. If the inputs are all correct, and the
> output
> is wrong then the control unit is bad - assuming all wireing is as it should
> be.
>
> If you do end up diagnosing the control unit, carefully remove the cover and
> inspect the relays inside. You may get lucky and find a mechanical problem
> inside (like a broken spring or pitted contact) that is easily fixed.
>
> Dave
>
> Quoting "Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss" <cdzweiss at charter.net>:
>
> > Ever see the driver window go up on its own-pull key, get out of car close
> > door, 5 minutes later it's 1/3 of the way up, another 10 minutes it's full
> > up?  Then every once in a while I hear the motor trying to lift for a
> > second, even though the window is up.  I'm thinking this has to be the
> > window control unit.  Car is sitting now w/ battery disconnected.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does the control unit cross to anything?  200 20V looks like the power
> relay
> > is separate, rather than in the control unit.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
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