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220 messages, Last post on May 31, 2009 at 5:49 PM
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Replying to: waltermains (Jul 31, 2008 10:19 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 01, 2008 8:03 am) I have a 350 chevy engine (not sure the year, maybe 70 -73) with a 670 Holley carb and the secondaries will not open. they work fine if I manually pull on the linkage with hardly any resistance at all. I also looked at and tested all the vacuums and vacuum diaphragms and everything was fine. No tears in the diaphragm or anything. any ideas on why it wont automatically open through the vacuum? |
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Here's a fun game the fintail is playing. I noticed a couple weeks ago both reverse lights are working. In the entire time I have owned the car only one has worked - but I just figured some wire is now making contact, and didn't pay it much attention. I drove the car yesterday, and now the left turn signal is working only about half the time, while the right operates as normal. I remember years ago when I was fooling around with it, I discovered depending on how the parking light bulbs are screwed in, you can either have both parking lights or both turn signals - but not both. Is there any reason for this, or just the fun of a car that will be hitting half a century old before I know it?
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2008 9:55 am) The off set sockets and bulbs were usually double duty bulbs that provided tail and brake lights whereas the in line bulbs provided one function. Sometimes if the installation were mixed up, you could get one function or the other. Use steel wool in the sockets and if you discover two metal tits, use a two tit bulb that is off set, one above the other on the other side of the bulb base.
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 17, 2008 10:05 am) I have to wonder if there is any connection to both reverse lights coming back to life. I have never touched those bulbs. The electrics of the car otherwise are very sound...I can let it sit for weeks and it will start up easily at the first turn of the key.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2008 10:10 am) Possibly, depends on the angle of the contacts of the bulb to the socket. Usually the backup lights have one purpose, one wire, one bulb tit and one socket contact. Perhaps the chuckholes you've encountered jostled the wires to be effective to the BU lights. Trace the wiring from the lights to the fuse box. While at the FB, check out the fuses & their holders for any contamination buildup.
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 17, 2008 9:51 pm) Maybe the Beirut-quality roads around here moved the bulb. The old car is much nicer on a rough road than my modern car though.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 18, 2008 8:38 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 23, 2008 6:25 pm)
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