At 04:01 PM 7/12/99 PDT, Kim wrote:
>I just put a new vacuum can on my 74 and had that problem. I found that I
>had hooked up the new can backwards. Remember, you need vacuum to stay on
>the switching side of the relay long enough because if that side drains too
>fast and the relay defaults to open and there is enough vacuum on the common
>switched leg, the light goes up -- it has to. On the other hand, assume
>that the car loses it vacuum overnight (most all do). In the morning when
>you start it, if the vacuum doesn't go the the switching leg first, up will
>jump that light until vacuum builds up again and makes the relay switch. So
>for me, it was just a matter of hooking the two hoses that go to the vacuum
>can up properly.
Gang,
On the 74s and early 75s they used 2 relays. I would expect that this would
require more vac. also. On the later cars, they changed to only 1 relay.
You might want to check both of the relays and maybe try switch to only
using 1 of them.
Unfortunately, I can only speculate as I haven't had this problem with my
car. It's never been driveable since I've owned it (1988). Hopefully that
will change in the next year or so!
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1109)
71 Saab Sonett III (71500840) 75 Bricklin SV1 (0887) 77 Spitfire
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