At 01:33 AM 4/24/2009, cutright@eoni.com wrote:
>Bricklin 1349 running after several years of setting and an
interesting thing
>happened. First the right headlight popped up and then after a couple of
>minutes the left headlight popped up. Both headlights come on with
the switch
>but will not retract.
>What I would like to know is: Do the headlights go up and down with the
>switch? Is there a plugged vent somewhere? Where is a good place to start
>looking to get them to retract?
Merv,
Yes, the headlights are supposed to go up, when you turn on the headlight
switch, and close when you turn the head lights off. There is a little bypass
switch to the right of the steering column which will let the headlights open
but not close. So someone could have opened that.
The headlights are vacuum operated, so if they don't go down it could
be as simple as a disconnected vacuum line. You'll need to check
your lines for
cracks, or disconnected lines. If that doesn't work, you'll need to check the
relay(s) mounted on the front of the front fender wells. One line is
the vacuum
input line, then the other 2 lines are used to send vacuum to the actuactors
to pull their rod back and open the headlights, or push the rod
forward to close
the headlights. Also it could be that your vacuum tank is leaking.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net
Va. Beach, Va
Phone: (757) 495-8229
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