Lazy Light
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Lazy Light
Hi all
I have made a few enquiries through this forum to get my C3 up together
Its a 1971 coupe
Passenger side headlight refuses to come up, drivers side works ok but is a bit slow, I cannot physically lift the passenger side- it seems locked, looks to me like the vacuum actuator is seized???
I can lift the drivers side no problem but the passenger side refuses to budge I can seem and check all the springs and levers all move a little but the actuator seems stuck
Is there a strip down guide for the actuator??
Cant get the horn to work- checked out the wiring looks like the relay and horn work but the horn button doesn’t operate the relay!!!! Any thoughts please
Thanks to all for continues support keeping these beautiful old cars on the road in the UK
Adrian
I have made a few enquiries through this forum to get my C3 up together
Its a 1971 coupe
Passenger side headlight refuses to come up, drivers side works ok but is a bit slow, I cannot physically lift the passenger side- it seems locked, looks to me like the vacuum actuator is seized???
I can lift the drivers side no problem but the passenger side refuses to budge I can seem and check all the springs and levers all move a little but the actuator seems stuck
Is there a strip down guide for the actuator??
Cant get the horn to work- checked out the wiring looks like the relay and horn work but the horn button doesn’t operate the relay!!!! Any thoughts please
Thanks to all for continues support keeping these beautiful old cars on the road in the UK
Adrian
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YOu can push up on it from underneath. The way the arms are articulated you will have a hard time openning them from above. THeres a hinged lever that moves them up anddown. If yo play with the one that works you ccan find the arm yo need to push on and it will open pretty easily.
As for the problem yo may have a bad actuator , relay or just a substantial leak
As for the problem yo may have a bad actuator , relay or just a substantial leak
Racer
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Northeast OH
Read through this and follow the troubleshooting steps, it helps a lot of people.
https://www.corvette-101.com/vacuum.htm
https://www.corvette-101.com/vacuum.htm
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2015
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From: Cape Girardeau Missouri
YOu can push up on it from underneath. The way the arms are articulated you will have a hard time openning them from above. THeres a hinged lever that moves them up anddown. If yo play with the one that works you ccan find the arm yo need to push on and it will open pretty easily.
As for the problem yo may have a bad actuator , relay or just a substantial leak
As for the problem yo may have a bad actuator , relay or just a substantial leak
