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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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my new to me 76 vette headlights come on but dont come up or down till i help them up and down????? thanks in advance
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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my new to me 76 vette headlights come on but dont come up or down till i help them up and down????? thanks in advance
tim there are plenty of treads on headlights not working in this forum. Just do a search at top of page. But IMO its a bad vaccum canister that needs replaced or repaired . You can go through all the normal nut roll. About vaccum lines, relays, and the like. But the most of the time its the vaccum caster needing a new seal . Thanks

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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 03:49 AM
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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Tim, if you follow the above link, your lights will work. I followed it and my lights have been working for over 3 years now, good enough to pass inspection (the have to come up in a relatively short period of time I guess to pass).
I did all the hoses and then found out that the boots and seals on my canisters were bad. Lubricated the lights and changes all the springs also.
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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thanks i will do this and post results thanks
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