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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 03:49 PM
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does vacuum loss, effect AC and headlight opening? If so, why has the 3 yr old vacuum pump and lines failed?

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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 04:58 PM
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Yes, vacuum loss certainly affects HVAC and headlamp door operation!

Doubtful that three year-old vacuum lines failed but there are many components beyond the vacuum lines.

Am curious that you mention "vacuum pump". Unless you've got a radical engine in there the vacuum operated systems operate off vacuum from the intake manifold and there is no vacuum pump.
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Are you perhaps calling the vacuum reservoir (the thing that looks almost exactly like a large coffee can) a "vacuum pump". If so I've heard here that the available replacements are very short lived.

Without a hand vacuum pump (they're cheap and easy to find at any auto parts store) you're mainly working blind on these systems.
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