Snoopysvet

Until I can get them fixed, can I manually keep the headlights up? They won't open and close by them selves, if I pull them up as soon as I start the car they retract.

Frogday

You could disconnect the vacuum lines from the actuators so they don't close when you start the car.

Raphiki

Make sure the manual over-ride switch is pulled down so the lights stay up or disconnect and plug the vacuum lines to the headlights. When you put them up they will stay.

Snoopysvet

and where might this manual over-ride switch be located?

Thanks!

dgood

The manual over ride switch is directly under your steering wheel. Look up under there and you can feel it. Pull it down and your lights will stay up when you turn the lights off.

demoke

i have a 1980 that i have to manually put the headlights down...you have to crawl under. reach your hand up the right side of each light and you will feel a spring- next to the spring is a release lever-gently pull it toward you and that releases the light- a pain in the a** but works. good luck...rs

demoke

sorry, just saw you wanted to open lights...i use a thin screwdriver and pull up on the headlight...

Mike Ward

This will create a severe vacuum leak.

U17

With my vast array of tools I found a easy way ..

Birdman

You guys are funny... screwdrivers and crawling under the car, etc?

I haven't yet tackled the vacuum system on mine yet...

So to open the headlights, I reach under with one hand, push up, and it latches open (no vacuum connected that I know of).

To close, I again reach under with one hand, while squatting in front and facing the headlight, pull the little pivot bar back, and lower the headlight back down to the closed position.

You can do both while squatting in front of the car, and without tools or magic.

However....I still need to get it all working.. have all new hoses and such, but haven't diagnosed each and every part of the system yet. It was too cold in the winter when I was home on block leave to tackle that project.

0Willcox Corvette

You can reach under and pull forward on the linkage and then pull the over-ride switch in the dash down.

This should hold them up. The picture below was for something else, but where it says push is the correct place only you'd want to pull instead.

kdf1986

Heres a link with a photo of the headlight assembly that will go with the illustration and drawing Wilcox Corvette posted.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...placement.html

Look for the photos that Alan 71 posted. They show the assembly from the bottom side looking up.

kdf

Wrecked82

Not to hijack this thread, but somewhat on topic. My left headlight vibrates slightly when open. Where, in this picture is the adjustment screw to tighten it up a bit.

Peterbuilt

#8 is it.

Wrecked82

Thanks. Will crawl under the car and adjust. Assume once the light is up, just snug up the screw.