Re: Eurolocks and foul weather

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

I don't think that the air is too cold.   I think the problem is that
your latches need
lubrication.  You may have to remove your door handles to get at them but
wd-40 seems to work well to loosen them up.


Paul Anderson, Cheyenne, WY  Private email:AndersonPaul@juno.com

On Sat, 15 Nov 1997 19:43:33 -0500 Harley Cascio <harley@radix.net>
writes:
>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
>>
>> 
>_______________________________________________________________________
>> Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The 
>Netherlands
>> tnas@euronet.nl
>>1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 214,000km
>>
>>    Time is the best teacher.  Unfortunately, it kills all its 
>pupils.
>>                                        -- Hector-Louis Berlioz
>>
>>
>>
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