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New Headlight Seals and Boots

Posted: 6/9/06 12:05pm Message 1 of 3
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Warner Robins, GA - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 Base model, White w/red int. L-48, 4-speed, wide ratio. Has 82 CE wheels. New HEI & LT1 Headers now. UPDATE, NEW Tremic 5-SPEED installed. 2007 C6 Yellow Conv. Loaded. UPDATE-Sold Sept. 2021 2016 C7 Yellow Coupe, Z-51, lots of other options.

 

  Couldn't find a good thread to ask about this on, so i'll put it here and maybe the addmen guys can move it?

  I was just wandering how much trouble I'm going to run into this weekend to change the seals and boots in my '7d8's headlight vacuum cylinders? Any special tools required, special lubs? I know some of you guys (and gals too) have tackeled this job.

  Thanks in advance 'cause I know you've got some good advice and tricks.  Chuck




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New Headlight Seals and Boots

Posted: 6/9/06 12:33pm Message 2 of 3
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sonoma, CA - USA
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Vette(s): 72 LT-1 AC coupe,69 l-36 coupe
No spicial tools, just pull the activators and do em on the bench, I had a web page somewhere, can't seem to find it if I do I'll send it


New Headlight Seals and Boots

Posted: 6/9/06 10:41pm Message 3 of 3
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Warner Robins, GA - USA
Joined: 2/16/2003
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Vette(s): 1978 Base model, White w/red int. L-48, 4-speed, wide ratio. Has 82 CE wheels. New HEI & LT1 Headers now. UPDATE, NEW Tremic 5-SPEED installed. 2007 C6 Yellow Conv. Loaded. UPDATE-Sold Sept. 2021 2016 C7 Yellow Coupe, Z-51, lots of other options.

 

    Thanks Joe, I did them this evening. The pass. side was ruff to get in and out, no room between the mount and the hood. Now they open up good but won't close. The dr.side closed 4 or 5 times good while I tryed to figure out what was wrong with the pass. side, now it won't close either. Today I'll look for leaks first, I've got a good leak checking article which helped me decide that the trouble was the seals and boots in the first place. Thanks again for your input.

  Hows thing in Sonoma? I was born in Chico and raised just North of Redding up by Lake Shasta. I've been in Middle Ga. for 40yrs. now, so when I go back home everybody says I sound like a Southerner, 'majin that!!

  Thanks again, Chuck

 




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