Fixed my headlights [party]
08-17-2005, 08:52 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Fixed my headlights [party]
Just had to share my small victory! Ever since I overhauled my engine, my drivers side headlamp would not open. 
Well I have been putting this job off for weeks because everyone says how hard it can be to locate the leak. I printed out the diagram showing the routes for all the hoses and set to work. I was convinced it would be near the intake, since that is where all my work had been with the heads replacement and rebuild.
I eventually found that all that had happened was a hose had come off the actuator underneath and the hose was just sitting there unattached. It must of happened when I was taking the hood off
So all in all I was pleased to find that it was an easy fix.
Just had to share my success
Well I have been putting this job off for weeks because everyone says how hard it can be to locate the leak. I printed out the diagram showing the routes for all the hoses and set to work. I was convinced it would be near the intake, since that is where all my work had been with the heads replacement and rebuild.
I eventually found that all that had happened was a hose had come off the actuator underneath and the hose was just sitting there unattached. It must of happened when I was taking the hood off
So all in all I was pleased to find that it was an easy fix.
Just had to share my success
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JBrooke825 (05-07-2023)
08-17-2005, 10:42 AM
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Safety Car
Yeah! I love those fixes.
Here's one of mine.....
My driver side (under dash) interior light was not working. I drove to NAPA, got a new bulb. When I got back home, I opened the driver door and to my amazement, the light came on.....It was only loose...Must have loosened due to my lumpy cam and chambered exhaust
Here's one of mine.....
My driver side (under dash) interior light was not working. I drove to NAPA, got a new bulb. When I got back home, I opened the driver door and to my amazement, the light came on.....It was only loose...Must have loosened due to my lumpy cam and chambered exhaust
Same here.
08-18-2005, 10:38 PM
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Where did you find the diagram
Hi, I read you post about your headlight problem, could you tell me where you printed off the diagram. Maybe this can help me out.
Mine will try to come up but won't.
Thanks
Dawn
Mine will try to come up but won't.
Thanks
Dawn
08-19-2005, 09:05 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Dawnsvette
Hi, I read you post about your headlight problem, could you tell me where you printed off the diagram. Maybe this can help me out.
Mine will try to come up but won't.
Thanks
Dawn
Mine will try to come up but won't.
Thanks
Dawn
I used the troubleshooting guide from this site, most helpful that I found.
http://www.corvette-101.com/
08-19-2005, 09:17 AM
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Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by Scottys78
I wish thats all it would take to fix my headlight vac. problems.
My passenger side headlight goes up ok...the driver side headlight goes up just a little bit and then stops....so Im thinking maybe just the seal on the actuator.
Im going to order a vacuum hose kit and coloured diagram next week...and however long that takes to get to Australia I will then start troubleshooting my vacuum system!
Congrats on fixing your headlights
08-19-2005, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by cosmicvette
Me too! and my wiper door!
My passenger side headlight goes up ok...the driver side headlight goes up just a little bit and then stops....so Im thinking maybe just the seal on the actuator.
Im going to order a vacuum hose kit and coloured diagram next week...and however long that takes to get to Australia I will then start troubleshooting my vacuum system!
Congrats on fixing your headlights
My passenger side headlight goes up ok...the driver side headlight goes up just a little bit and then stops....so Im thinking maybe just the seal on the actuator.
Im going to order a vacuum hose kit and coloured diagram next week...and however long that takes to get to Australia I will then start troubleshooting my vacuum system!
Congrats on fixing your headlights
08-19-2005, 10:43 AM
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Nice one Paul
I took all my headlights completely apart for painting & powdercoating (yep, even after reading what a minefield it was!) & once you've got them in bits & can see how they work, it looks like a really simple system. What I found that causes one light to be slower than another (apart from incorrect adjustment & vacuum leaks) can be worn bushes and, in my case, a cracked frame. There's a large frame made out of monkey-metal that supports the entire assembly & it was flexing before starting to open/close the light. Being monkey-metal it's very easily broken & a lot harder to diagnose. What was happening was the actuator was trying to open/close the light but the movement was taken up by the frame flexing. Eventually the frame couldn't flex anymore, so the movement finally opened/closed the light. A giveaway was that the sound of the light locking into the open position was different to the other light. Just a heads up for anybody spending ages chasing suspected vacuum problems that don't actually exist (as I did!).
Paul, are you going to the Cranleigh show on Sunday? There's a concerted effort to flood the place with Vettes, so it'd be good to get a few nice C3's there to balance out the usual horde of C5's & ZR1's
I took all my headlights completely apart for painting & powdercoating (yep, even after reading what a minefield it was!) & once you've got them in bits & can see how they work, it looks like a really simple system. What I found that causes one light to be slower than another (apart from incorrect adjustment & vacuum leaks) can be worn bushes and, in my case, a cracked frame. There's a large frame made out of monkey-metal that supports the entire assembly & it was flexing before starting to open/close the light. Being monkey-metal it's very easily broken & a lot harder to diagnose. What was happening was the actuator was trying to open/close the light but the movement was taken up by the frame flexing. Eventually the frame couldn't flex anymore, so the movement finally opened/closed the light. A giveaway was that the sound of the light locking into the open position was different to the other light. Just a heads up for anybody spending ages chasing suspected vacuum problems that don't actually exist (as I did!).
Paul, are you going to the Cranleigh show on Sunday? There's a concerted effort to flood the place with Vettes, so it'd be good to get a few nice C3's there to balance out the usual horde of C5's & ZR1's
08-19-2005, 10:57 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by UKPaul
Nice one Paul
I took all my headlights completely apart for painting & powdercoating (yep, even after reading what a minefield it was!) & once you've got them in bits & can see how they work, it looks like a really simple system. What I found that causes one light to be slower than another (apart from incorrect adjustment & vacuum leaks) can be worn bushes and, in my case, a cracked frame. There's a large frame made out of monkey-metal that supports the entire assembly & it was flexing before starting to open/close the light. Being monkey-metal it's very easily broken & a lot harder to diagnose. What was happening was the actuator was trying to open/close the light but the movement was taken up by the frame flexing. Eventually the frame couldn't flex anymore, so the movement finally opened/closed the light. A giveaway was that the sound of the light locking into the open position was different to the other light. Just a heads up for anybody spending ages chasing suspected vacuum problems that don't actually exist (as I did!).
Paul, are you going to the Cranleigh show on Sunday? There's a concerted effort to flood the place with Vettes, so it'd be good to get a few nice C3's there to balance out the usual horde of C5's & ZR1's
I took all my headlights completely apart for painting & powdercoating (yep, even after reading what a minefield it was!) & once you've got them in bits & can see how they work, it looks like a really simple system. What I found that causes one light to be slower than another (apart from incorrect adjustment & vacuum leaks) can be worn bushes and, in my case, a cracked frame. There's a large frame made out of monkey-metal that supports the entire assembly & it was flexing before starting to open/close the light. Being monkey-metal it's very easily broken & a lot harder to diagnose. What was happening was the actuator was trying to open/close the light but the movement was taken up by the frame flexing. Eventually the frame couldn't flex anymore, so the movement finally opened/closed the light. A giveaway was that the sound of the light locking into the open position was different to the other light. Just a heads up for anybody spending ages chasing suspected vacuum problems that don't actually exist (as I did!).
Paul, are you going to the Cranleigh show on Sunday? There's a concerted effort to flood the place with Vettes, so it'd be good to get a few nice C3's there to balance out the usual horde of C5's & ZR1's
Paul, can you pm with the details of that show, times, place etc. I will see if I can make it