I remember the same problems with my '72 Lincoln. It used what
looked like black painted Hi-C cans for vacuum reservoirs.
Vacuum was used for climate-control (replaced the control box
4 times), headlight doors (vacuum switch was part of the
headlight switch- replaced at least 3 times), power locks and
more. The leaks got so bad that I wound up rigging the
headlights to stay open- before my "repair" they wouldn't
stay all the way up, ever. It was a good thing that Ford
had a parts warranty at the time that said basically:
"buy it once, and if it ever breaks again, we'll replace it."
Of course that only worked while they still made the parts...
Larry
> God This topic brought a shudder to my bones ! Brought back
> memories of my old 1964 Thunderbird which had EVERYTHING
> operated via vacuum, A/C , heater, vent doors , parking
> brake release, wipers ...... it was a great car until
> the vacuum lines and bellows started to go bad , one by
> one. I've restored complete cars in less time than I
> spent chasing down vacuum leaks .
> For a great car it sure did suck alot :)
>
> Bob
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