Re: 94 Auto Door Locks Not

Sounds like simple age-related issues - it is a 24 year old vehicle...

As for the power locks they are actually controlled by relatively powerful

actuators inside the door that physically move the rods that connect up
the 
locks, handles, and plungers.  They can age and go bad, especially if
water 
gets in the doors (check the drain holes).  You should be able to hear
these 
actuators "clunking" when you push the power locks - if not then they are 
bad or a wire/fuse is to blame.  Only way to know is to take the door 
apart...

Al

"The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> My wife's 1994 Explorer XLT 8-cylinder is starting to get a little long
in 
> the tooth apparently. It recently clicked over the 150K mile when
multiple 
> things simply gave up their collective ghosts.
>
> First was the fuel pump -- right _after_ I filled the tank. 17 gallons
of 
> premium unleaded down the tube. <sigh>
>
> Then there was the mysterious leak of radiator fluid that puddled under 
> the middle of the chassis nightly. The mechanic was lucky enough to see 
> the crack in the radiator from the return intake. When the engine was 
> warmed up, it allowed the crack to open and a few drops would escape
(not 
> a massive leak) and these would travel like an animator's dream down the

> frame to the middle of the vehicle and exit onto the ground. The first 
> guess was her water pump but Lady Luck was with us here.
>
> Then the rear passenger window detached itself from the runner guide and

> we were forced to replace the entire mechanism, bu****ngs and all.
>
> Lately another part -- or parts -- have stopped working; the auto-locks
on 
> two of the five doors (hatchback being one of the non-operating 
> offenders.) The driver's door is also no working and requires manually 
> setting the lock and using the key to open said lock (since the keychain

> alarm won't unlock it.)
>
> Is there a way of resetting the locks, hopefully purging the problem, or

> might there be some wires that have come loose or are the other doors 
> doomed to failure sooner versus later?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> The Ranger
>