Keeping them up
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Racer
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Keeping them up
How do you keep the headlights up in order to crevice them. The only way I can do it now is having the car running and or lights on and engine off. Both ways seems wrong to me. Any tricks would be great.
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi cvo,
Under the steering column there is a group of 3 controls.
The one on the left opens the head lights with out pulling the headlight switch. Pull down on the switch.
The one on the right opens the wiper door with out pushing the switch. Pull down on the switch.
The center **** stops the wipers on the windshield so you can service the blades and arms. Turn counter clockwise.
Regards,
Alan
Please consider buying a GM Chassis Service Manual, an Assembly Instruction Manual, and an Owners Manual. Lot's of help in those 3 publications.
Under the steering column there is a group of 3 controls.
The one on the left opens the head lights with out pulling the headlight switch. Pull down on the switch.
The one on the right opens the wiper door with out pushing the switch. Pull down on the switch.
The center **** stops the wipers on the windshield so you can service the blades and arms. Turn counter clockwise.
Regards,
Alan
Please consider buying a GM Chassis Service Manual, an Assembly Instruction Manual, and an Owners Manual. Lot's of help in those 3 publications.
Last edited by Alan 71; Oct 1, 2014 at 04:01 PM.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 448
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Hi cvo,
Under the steering column there is a group of 3 controls.
The one on the left opens the head lights with out pulling the headlight switch. Pull down on the switch.
The one on the right opens the wiper door with out pushing the switch. Pull down on the switch.
The center **** stops the wipers on the windshield so you can service the blades and arms. Turn counter clockwise.
Regards,
Alan
Please consider buying a GM Chassis Service Manual, an Assembly Instruction Manual, and an Owners Manual. Lot's of help in those 3 publications.
Under the steering column there is a group of 3 controls.
The one on the left opens the head lights with out pulling the headlight switch. Pull down on the switch.
The one on the right opens the wiper door with out pushing the switch. Pull down on the switch.
The center **** stops the wipers on the windshield so you can service the blades and arms. Turn counter clockwise.
Regards,
Alan
Please consider buying a GM Chassis Service Manual, an Assembly Instruction Manual, and an Owners Manual. Lot's of help in those 3 publications.
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From: TN
1968&1970
My original headlamps can easily be lifted up and locked up by hand.
When the 68 and 70 were new and even later I could use the pull down switch even a day after the car had been driven and the stored vacuum would lift the headlights.
When the 68 and 70 were new and even later I could use the pull down switch even a day after the car had been driven and the stored vacuum would lift the headlights.
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi,
Lifting the headlights manually with out disconnecting the large green and red striped hoses on the actuators is hard on the rubber seals on the plenums in the actuators.
You don't want to cause any avoidable problems with those seals since they can't be repaired.
Regards,
Alan
Lifting the headlights manually with out disconnecting the large green and red striped hoses on the actuators is hard on the rubber seals on the plenums in the actuators.
You don't want to cause any avoidable problems with those seals since they can't be repaired.
Regards,
Alan
