Need Headlight Help

I just bought my first vette - 1975 L48. The car has been sitting for a while. The head lights come on but the doors to not come up. I have replaced many of the vacuum hoses that were dry rotted, which needed to be done but the doors still to not come up. Anything else I should be looking at ????

You need to check the actuators and the actuator relay.

afterreplacing the hoses can you feel or hear if the vacumm pumps are working? Ours mke a hissing sound when the doors go up. It could be the pumps

There is a pamphlet available from most parts catalogs that explains, in detail, how the vacuum headlight door system works and how to touble-shoot for problems. It costs about $12 but is well worth the investment.

Gandalf,
I moved your thread over here in hopes you could get more help being your problem is related to the mechanical/vacuum parts of the headlights system, it would appear in your case I would agree you need to check out the headlight actuators and vacuum relays
Thanks,
Tyla.

|UPDATED|11/5/2003 8:15:37 AM|/UPDATED|

Thanks for the help

Thanks to all for the assitance. I will be working on it this weekend

I found one in the catalog I have. I'm getting it shipped right away. Thanks