Does Dr. Greasemonkey have a job?

From : beekeep

Q: nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote i did notice another peculiar thing about my ram. when i leave my doors open for more than about 10 minutes the seat belts lock themselves in the retracted position. i think some cars and trucks have a solenoid as part of the seat-belt mechanism. when the solenoid is energized you can unreel the belt freely but when it is powered off the belt doesnt move or is very difficult to move. i suspect that when you first open the door of the truck the solenoid is energized on the premise that you will soon get in the truck sit down and put the belt on. but if you let the truck stand with the door open the solenoid is probably shut off by the same logic that shuts off the dome light to help conserve the battery. on the ch@vy i owned that i know had solenoids like this you could hear a faint click near the belt retractor mechanism when the solenoid engaged and disengaged and the belt would sometimes move a fraction of an inch as well. matt roberds .