Marcos Maniacs

Hi Don,

 

The problem I'm guessing you and Mike are having with the electric windows
occurs more often in colder climates. The window wiring runs through the
door stop strap. Over time, with the door opening and closing, the wires are
bent back and forth and eventually break. Because of the tight fit, even
when the wires have broken, with the door closed the broken ends are usually
held together. That's why they will work and then not work intermittently.
Eventually the wires become separated permanently and have to be replaced to
get the windows to work again. The problem occurs more often in colder
climates because the plastic is more brittle when it's cold and is more
easily broken. I must have replaced mine half a dozen times over the past 31
years. It's a pain running complete new wires from under the dash cover to
the electric motors so I eventually figured it would be much easier to
replace just the section that was broken. To that end I now have a separate
piece inside the strap with terminals at either end. When the windows stop
working, I just replace the section of wiring within the door strap.

 

Regards,

 

Paul Dransfield

3 litre Volvo

 

-----Original Message-----
From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Don Lattimer
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 5:24 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Virginia/Bronte Shows

 

Well, we had 5 Marcos together a few years back at the Palo Alto 
British Meet. Four in the show and one outside in the parking lot.

As for mine, it's still in the paint shop being re-done after the 
original repair job started cracking. I've been promised a "show 
quality" job so I'm waiting...

If you figure out the window thing, let me know. Mine stop working 
occasionally and then start working again as mysteriously as they 
stopped. Have never been able to isolate the problem.

Don
#3M5759

 




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