help! lightpods stopped lifting
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Post by: pharriso » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:08 pm
elansprint71 wrote:'72 Sprint should have "fail-safe" headlamps i.e. they are sprung into the up position....
My '72 Sprint had had a front end rebuild at some point and had two vac-pod units, ....
Pete, surely (I know don't call me...) only Federal elans had fail safe headlights with a single vacuum pod??
All European Sprints had twin pods, the good news being your car is correct...
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Post by: elansprint71 » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:47 pm
pharriso wrote:elansprint71 wrote:'72 Sprint should have "fail-safe" headlamps i.e. they are sprung into the up position....
My '72 Sprint had had a front end rebuild at some point and had two vac-pod units, ....
Pete, surely (I know don't call me...) only Federal elans had fail safe headlights with a single vacuum pod??
All European Sprints had twin pods, the good news being your car is correct...
Well... you live and learn!
I've been bamboooozled by those experts who write books about Elans!!!! Doh.Cheers,
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Post by: cardno » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:23 pm
elansprint71 wrote:'72 Sprint should have "fail-safe" headlamps i.e. they are sprung into the up position. There should be only one vacuum pod unit. If there is a leak, the lights should be up.
My '72 Sprint had had a front end rebuild at some point and had two vac-pod units, is this the case with yours?
I put the vac units in a bin and fitted modern electric actuators.
Which electric actuators did you use?
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Post by: Pistacchio sprint 72 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:29 pm
Sooo roger french came from houston texas to help me to fix that vacuum button problem...
He showed up. I took the car out of the garage so we could work on it .
I pulled the light button to show him...and they lift up!!!!
biatch!
He showed up. I took the car out of the garage so we could work on it .
I pulled the light button to show him...and they lift up!!!!
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Post by: Pistacchio sprint 72 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:30 pm
may be the button was scared to fail in front of him?We will never know....
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Post by: RogerFrench » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:55 pm
Pistacchio sprint 72 wrote::shock: may be the button was scared to fail in front of him?
We will never know....
As far as I know I have never scared anything, much less a button!
Still, it was great to meet you Cedric, thanks again for your hospitality and that really is a very nice Elan that you have.
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Post by: Pistacchio sprint 72 » Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:46 pm
It was great to meet a famous forum member from over the pond....
We will meet again next time you fly over for sure
We will meet again next time you fly over for sure
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