Question for yall.....Do your headlights come up together, or is one faster than the other. I just installed two new actuator valves. It was a success! but, was wondering if there is a way to get 'em in sync with each other..
Bill

blue 77 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2010 at 5:34pm:

Mine do the same thing. I always wonder when the the passenger one will give up the ghost, but it just keeps on working. all the vacume lines look good. 

The headlights should come up together in sync. I rebuilt mine about five years ago and the worked perfectly in sync and quite fast. They could sit 20 minutes with the engine off and have enough vacuum to raise them once.

Now you ask? Nah, passenger side is slower. I plan on a full test of the system soon to find the leak.

Scott

Yes. there is a leak somewhere. Most likely at the actuator. The actuator at the time cost 100 bucks rebuilt. The kit was cheap like 10-20 bucks. So, I rebuilt mine. It was EXTREMELY easy to do. I will never have my actuators rebuilt it was so easy and cheap to do myself!!!! 


I have a very nice tool that makes a vacuum so I do not have to run my engine to work on the vacuum system. Got it off craigslist a while back. A guy bought an electric  vacuum pump  and made it to work on his vette but then sold the vette!

The tool is ugle, heavy, and a pita to mess with but man it works great!!  LOL!

Since I did my engine swap I have had a tiny leak somewhere. I never worked on it knowing I was going to swap my airconditioning and likely create leaks there too. So, now the work is done, guess I should find and fix my leak!!

Lastly, don't forget the "One Way" inline vacuum check valve just off the manifold. You can replace it for 6 bucks at NAPA if perfect stock is not an issue or 30 bucks at ecklers . . .


Scott

On my 77 the left comes up before the right, and I am ok with that. The 73 which I converted to electric both at the same time, every time. I just don't get all the hype on which on comes up first, in sync, whatever. As long as they come up at all is the main issue...............jack

My r/h light goes up/down first which seems different to everyone else but it is the drivers side so really it's the same
2 new actuators, new lines ,new switches but still the same as before.
I have been thinking of zip tying the lines to the vac tank to see if that helps.
Dave