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big2bird

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The 81 is stuck at Ralph's supermarket. It APPEARS the electric door locks are stuck on. Neither key switch will budge. The tops also have locks on them. I'm not even sure a slim jim will work with those actuators pulling. Anybody got a good idea?
 
Well, barring a better idea, I guess I can jack her up and drop the ground cable, and see if that releases the door locks. Should be fun in a supermarket parking lot. It's all I can think of.
If it IS the cause, I'm pulling that fuse. Nether of us use that stupid feature anyhow.
 
AAA to the rescue

Well, that idea didn't work. Popped the cable and no go. Put it back on and called AAA. They showed up in 5 minutes. 2 minutes with a slim jim, and pop goes the weasal.
Guess I need to look inside. Rebuilt it 9 years ago with all new actuators, switches, wiring, door lock cylinders, and cleaned all the linkages. Crap.
I almost hate these doors as much as the dash panel. (Almost).
 
You could maybe have opened yourself with a dipstick down the door handle.
 
big2bird said:
Twin_Turbo said:
You could maybe have opened yourself with a dipstick down the door handle.
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Please post a picture of this. I must learn this technique.
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You are familiar with the linkages and how they work.... one side the lock cylinder linkage moves up and the other side it's down, the dipstick would have acted as a probe to push the linkage down.... Slim Jim's are designed to pull the linkages up. If you had grown up in the city you would have known this technique by age 14.

I learned from some bad kids... when they would boost a spare tire instead of taking off 5 lug nuts they would pull the bearing cap off the front wheel, pull the bearing and take the wheel with the drum assembly attached to it (I know, I am dating myself, who ever heard of front drum brakes?). It was much faster that way and you could bypass wheel locks.

The only problem with Marcks' suggestion is that you would need to open the door to get to the hood release to get the dipstick so you could open the door. Round and round we go!
 
DeeVeeEight said:
I learned from some bad kids... when they would boost a spare tire instead of taking off 5 lug nuts they would pull the bearing cap off the front wheel, pull the bearing and take the wheel with the drum assembly attached to it (I know, I am dating myself, who ever heard of front drum brakes?). It was much faster that way and you could bypass wheel locks.
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You left out the part about sliding a cinder block under the axle & letting the air out of the tires rather than waste time using a jack! :devil:
 
The hood is easily opened from outside the car just get a long screwdriver, reach into the wiper compartment, find the round rubber plugs at both ends, push them towards the engine and poke away at the hinges. take the dipstick and fish around the lock area,
 
JPhil said:
DeeVeeEight said:
I learned from some bad kids... when they would boost a spare tire instead of taking off 5 lug nuts they would pull the bearing cap off the front wheel, pull the bearing and take the wheel with the drum assembly attached to it (I know, I am dating myself, who ever heard of front drum brakes?). It was much faster that way and you could bypass wheel locks.
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You left out the part about sliding a cinder block under the axle & letting the air out of the tires rather than waste time using a jack! :devil:
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Plastic milk crates instead of cinder blocks. Lighter and easier to run with.


The hood is easily opened from outside the car just get a long screwdriver, reach into the wiper compartment, find the round rubber plugs at both ends, push them towards the engine and poke away at the hinges. take the dipstick and fish around the lock area,

Back to the OT - At this point I would have been too pissed off and too embarrassed to act right, much less wield a screwdriver. If those hood latches don't pop within 5 minutes I'd either call the cops (they have slim jim's) or a cab.
 
I have rigged lots of my cars over the years, it would take a damn good EE or a HOOK to take my car.....

I think Tim knows how it is rigged, doubtful anyone else does....

I use a garage door opener electronics on a latch relay so to turn on the key, that energizes the receiver...key the GD opener on the correct button, and the engine will start/run....

so any guy wants to hotwire it, better be GOOD with memorizing all them wires and the pin outs....

they are wired all the same color, same spool.....GAF'n Luck....

on a simple carb'd car, I set a bunch of latch relays with a certain sequence....it was jumper proof, would burn the harness if they tried....

:D
 
TimAT said:
Ol' Red didn't come with an alarm. It does have however, a security system- with backup.



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IS THAT a N frame Smith?? .44 Nickle....???? maybe 8 3/8??

I had one of my description long ago, stolen, but my grip was the smooth side Rosewood.....had my old Maryland license engraved on the frame under the grips....I still have the case it came in...from '73? yet....

Used to have a gun hobby....:D

edit....clicked on the pix...see it's a Ruger......nice pistol....got a Ruger here now...GP100....6" stainless....

next edit...the auto....Closest thing I ever had was a colt .45 army 1911 A1, thing shot nothing but factory hardball, which is why I traded for something else....

wish I had just 1/2 my old collection again, but know the guy who DOES....
 
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