Trying to sort an issue with the doors , When are the door solenoids engaged ?
Location: Galway , Ireland
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Trying to sort an issue with the doors , When are the door solenoids engaged ?
Hi. There are 2 coils in each one, one for unlock and the other for lock. My understanding is that the 2 locks are slaved together so when you press unlock on the rocker switch or turn the key, both unlock coils fire to complete the unlock operation. The same goes for the lock operation.
There are some pictures of the insides of the coils and a wire identification in this thread if it helps:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?13...-and-solenoids
Dana
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Location: Galway , Ireland
Posts: 35
Sure. The rocker switch shown below is just the plastic switch that you rock forward or back to unlock/lock the car from the inside:
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Let's say your car is locked and you are sitting in the car. When you rock the switch forward on the driver's door, it will unlock not only that door, but because they are wired together, this action will activate the solenoid in the passenger door and its rocker switch will also move forward and unlock that door. So these switches move together even when you only press one of them.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Posts: 445
Here's a useful DMC tech video general overview of the door systems. There's a segment showing the door lock mechanisms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOATYrwx4Q
Ron
Location: Galway , Ireland
Posts: 35
That helps. Neither of the rockers have any effect , I will go check wiring
Thank you
Location: Northern NJ
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It was called the Central locking System because if you lock or unlock either door from the inside OR the outside, the other would also. If the system is not functioning the first place to look is behind the passenger seat to see if the door lock module is hooked up. Because of the high failure rate of the door lock module it has probably been disconnected.
David Teitelbaum
Location: Galway , Ireland
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Would you agree , from the picture the module has been taking out ?
Dave M vin 03572
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Agreed. Here is what it looks like installed and plugged in:
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Last edited by DMC-81; 09-17-2017 at 07:53 PM.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)