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Re: headlights

To: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: headlights
From: Jess Nicholas <jessn@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:44:14 -0600
Rick Hayes wrote:
> 
> I would appreciate any help on a problem I'm going to be working on. Had a
> vaccume leak last year and my head lights would not go down. I found the
> leak and they go up and down but when I'm running the car my headlights stay
> in a tight down position as they should, when I turn the car off after about
> 15 seconds the lights raise up about 1/2 inch ( seems the more I've been
> running the more they raise up) they stay up that much untill I the next
> time I start the car then they go to the full down again (untill I shut off
> the engine). Is this a vaccume leak or should I be looking at something else
> as the cause? I thank all in advance for any help.
> 
> Thanks Rick
> www.drive.to/RicksBrick

>From a future Bricklin owner and current Corvette co-owner, I can say
with a good bit of certainty that you do have a vaccuum problem, and it
may be in your regulator/diaphragm.

It could also be a leak in one of the hoses. It may be time for all-new
vaccuum hoses on a car that age, anyway.

Jess

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