Vacuum canister help!
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Instructor
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Vacuum canister help!
Can anyone give me ideas on how to replace missing headlight vacuum canister?? I'm missing the unit ,bracket is there , the hoses are T'ed together and I'm thinking thats the reason for my left light rising sloooowly and after the right is up. All the parts vendors say that the part is discontinued....
Thanks...Neal
Thanks...Neal
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It helps to tell us what year Vette you have.
Check E-Bay and there are venders that have them.
here's a 1970 1971 1972
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...Q5fAccessories
Check E-Bay and there are venders that have them.
here's a 1970 1971 1972
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...Q5fAccessories
Last edited by Douglas Mariani; Oct 13, 2009 at 08:33 PM.
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All the parts vendors say that the part is discontinued....
Thanks...Neal[/QUOTE]
Really? Eckler's, Mid America, Corvette Central, J&D Corvette, really?
Thanks...Neal[/QUOTE]
Really? Eckler's, Mid America, Corvette Central, J&D Corvette, really?
Racer
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You can purchase a "tin-can" accumulator for about 40 bucks from any of the vendors. I imagine the original style unit from early C-3s is a salvage-only piece. You don't need the accumulator to operate the lights. It stores vacuum to allow actuation of the lights and wiper door after the engine is shut down. If your lights are operating slowly with the engine on, you probably have leaks elsewhere.
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This all you need to store vacuum.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=24616
edit...oops its discontinued ..... just get a coffee can and add a couple nipples or make one out of 3" or 4" PVC with caps on the ends.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=24616
edit...oops its discontinued ..... just get a coffee can and add a couple nipples or make one out of 3" or 4" PVC with caps on the ends.
Last edited by ...Roger...; Oct 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Midlothian VA
What exactly are you missing?
The headlight will NOT go up at all via vacuum if the actuator
is missing. Slow to rise headlight doors are usually due to vacuum leak
predominantly the actuator seal.
Last edited by Hammerhead Fred; Oct 13, 2009 at 11:04 PM.
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The actuators are there ...just missing the can.. and I've called those vendors and was told that the part has been discontinued ,must have been recent because they list the part in their latest catalogue....
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There could be a leak, disconnect right & plug, then try left only. Try right relay on left.
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One question-- How do you get the stuff out of the full coffee can without cutting the lid off so you can make one???
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Call Paragon and ask for the vintage parts department, if they don't have a new replacement. Also try some Corvette salvage yards.
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If I remember right I have transferred the original 3 port to a new can. I think,but I can remember if it was pot metal and I epoxied it to the new can.
A 4" diameter piece of PVC pipe with caps on both ends works good also with 3 nipples threaded in. Just about anything can hold 20" of vacuum.
