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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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It is taking forever for my head lights, and my wiper door to open.

Is this happening because of a broken part in the vacume system, or a leak in the vacume lines?

Does anyone know how many inches of mercury the vacume lines should be pulling, and where?

This is on my 1968, 427, 390hp big block.

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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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There is a site called corvette101.com which covers the entire vacuum system f/ the C3 'Vette. That should answer your questions and even trouble shoots the whole thing. Good luck.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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You should be above 10 and 14 is preffered. Many many reasons for the lights not to be working right. Do some searches but probably most common is the actuators themselves have leaky outer and/or inner boot seal. You can purchase the seals seperately or buy a new actuator. Make sure you know your problem before guessing with new parts. My .02
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You should be above 10 and 14 is preffered. Many many reasons for the lights not to be working right. Do some searches but probably most common is the actuators themselves have leaky outer and/or inner boot seal. You can purchase the seals seperately or buy a new actuator. Make sure you know your problem before guessing with new parts. My .02
Thank, I'll get to testing them today. That is a lot of help. I very much apreciate it, David
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Originally Posted by jimmy c
There is a site called corvette101.com which covers the entire vacuum system f/ the C3 'Vette. That should answer your questions and even trouble shoots the whole thing. Good luck.
Thank you very much. I am googling the site now. That will be a big help, David
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I just bumped our thread on the vacuum schematics in the general section. Go upload them too, they'll help you a bunch.

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I had this one in the Tech picture section.... Same one only with Checking points.


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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmy c
There is a site called corvette101.com which covers the entire vacuum system f/ the C3 'Vette. That should answer your questions and even trouble shoots the whole thing. Good luck.
funny, i just recommended this site to somebody a few days ago for the same problem
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