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Old May 24, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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I am sure this has been asked before but I can't find the answer to my questions. I have a 1975 with a 468 in it that has a vac pump installed and now I am working through some vacuum issues. My main problem is the headlights, both sides, came up when I started the vac pump and now won't go down. What is causing them to stay up ? Could the headlight switch vac lines be reversed ? Bad override switch ? Or do I have a line hooked up incorrectly ? How can I make the headlight doors close ? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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The relay needs vacuum on the small hose to tell the lights to go down. Check for vacuum there.
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Old May 26, 2012 | 01:13 PM
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Thanks Roger that helped
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Old May 26, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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Here's some great info on how our headlight vacuum system works, and how to troubleshoot it.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...tem-works.html


Keep the shiny side up!
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Old May 29, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Thanks Scott

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Old May 29, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Just a lil ole tip I learned with hose order and an older memory.
Looking at either relay from above order is same as a traffic light.
Red, Yellow, Green top to bottom. I figured that one out all on my own
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