Re: Eurolocks and foul weather

[Harley Cascio <harley@radix.net>]

Has anyone had the problem of the air in the lines being too cold to unlock
all of the doors?  I have had this happen on the two coldest morning of
this year.

Harley
'87 5kCS Tq

At 12:42 PM 11/15/97 +0100, Tom Nas wrote:
>Igor Kessel <e6941tb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>A trick which is used in Russia in the winter to fight a frozen door lock:
>>Heat up the cigarette lighter, firmly push it up against the keyhole, insert
>>and turn the key QUICKLY :)
>
>There's a car show on TV here that thought it a good idea to rehash some
>old car-related tips & tricks. Come wintertime, they showed winter-related
>stuff, such as de-icing locks, from the seventies. They told us to take a
>cigarette lighter, heat the business end of the key, insert it into the
>lock- hey presto.
>
>Next week, there was quite a furore. Apparently, transponder-equipped keys
>(for central locking and immobilizer) don't take kindly to this kind of
>treatment.
>Several clueless people had fried theirs and were faced with a fair-sized
>bill for replacement...
>
>Tom
>
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> Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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>1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 214,000km
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