Bookmark This Page | Recommend This Page
 

Industry Partners
Art
Brakes
Dealers
Baystate Motorsports
Corvette Mike New England

E-mail: Chris Warren
E-mail: Kevin Will


E-mail: Ron Ignelzi
Driving Schools
General
Carseek
Parts & Accessories
Corvette Guys
Custom Corvette Accessories
Ecklers
Zip Products

Go Back   Corvette Action Center > 1968 - 1982 Corvettes > C3 General Discussion


C3 General Discussion For general topics of discussion related to the 1968 - 1982 Corvettes.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-25-06, 04:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
New Member
obiwan-12 is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 4
My Corvette(s):
1973 yellow 350
Default Three problems

I have three problems with my 73 vette: 1st I replaced all the vacuum relays and actuatures for the headlights and they go up and down fine but when I turn off the engine the passenger side comes back up about 2 inches. I have no idea what to do,

2nd I replaced the horns and the horn relay and rebuilt the horn button. When this was completed they worked but now it doesn't work at all. Any ideas?

3rd There is a tank under the brake booster and washer tank with vacuum lines coming off of it but they have been cut and I have no idea what this is or where it hooks up to. I have a 350cc engine.
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 11-25-06, 04:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
Member
waterboy1976 is offline
 
waterboy1976's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cleveland,Ohio
Posts: 536
My Corvette(s):
1973 4-speed Coupe FOR SALE/ SOLD!!!!
Default

1) Headlights.......sounds like your check valve is bad....I think...
2) Horns...check ground
3) Canister...is the charcoal canister (evap canister) for the emissions....73 was the first year for the EPA crap to start bogging our motors down...

4) WELCOME to the CAC!!!!!
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 11-25-06, 04:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
New Member
obiwan-12 is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 4
My Corvette(s):
1973 yellow 350
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by waterboy1976 View Post
1) Headlights.......sounds like your check valve is bad....I think...
2) Horns...check ground
3) Canister...is the charcoal canister (evap canister) for the emissions....73 was the first year for the EPA crap to start bogging our motors down...

4) WELCOME to the CAC!!!!!
Do I need this canister hooked up?
I will check the ground and the check valve.
Thanks
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 11-25-06, 04:38 PM   #4 (permalink)
Member
TJay is offline
 
TJay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SouthWestern Ontario
Posts: 150
My Corvette(s):
1972 Yellow 1979 Red
Default

This link might help, just click on vacuum..

http://www.corvette-101.com/
__________________
"TJay"
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 11-26-06, 05:18 AM   #5 (permalink)
Member
craig32 is offline
 
craig32's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: PA
Posts: 445
My Corvette(s):
1981 repainted black coupe
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by obiwan-12 View Post
Do I need this canister hooked up?
I will check the ground and the check valve.
Thanks
Check the fuse on the horn also. If it is blown, find out why.

Craig
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 12-08-06, 07:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
Registered User
Rich80 is offline
 
Rich80's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Lansdale, Pa.
Posts: 121
My Corvette(s):
1980
Default

Passenger side light pops up..... Check valve (Corvette Central Catalog or on line) part number 443037 14.95. The check valve is right behing the carburator. Three hoses going into it.
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 12-08-06, 10:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
Supporting Member
bradfordsvettes is offline
 
bradfordsvettes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Boston, MA area
Posts: 678
My Corvette(s):
jewel blue 61.cranberry 69 t-top.black rose 92
Default

also check the ground strap that jumps across the flex rag joint at the steering box . if it is broken or missing the horn will not work Steve
__________________
ase,gmc,olds,master tech and L1 certifed
  Reply w/ Quote |
Old 12-09-06, 01:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
Member
waterboy1976 is offline
 
waterboy1976's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cleveland,Ohio
Posts: 536
My Corvette(s):
1973 4-speed Coupe FOR SALE/ SOLD!!!!
Default

You do not need the canister hooked up UNLESS your state has emissions that require all working smog equipment to be operational.....
  Reply w/ Quote |
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
GM's Financial Problems May Actually Trickle Down to Corvette Rob C6 General Discussion 5 04-28-05 02:23 PM
Problems, problems and more problems Huckleberry C4 Technical and Performance 20 06-21-04 07:42 PM
Speed Density Drivability problems? Hrtbeat1 C4 Technical and Performance 0 10-14-03 03:05 PM
Log-In and Posting Problems Rob New Member Introductions 3 08-28-03 07:47 AM
C5 problems..... DarkShark C5 Technical and Performance 2 12-18-02 09:15 PM



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:20 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0