Right_D
Member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2012
- Messages
- 5
Have searched the forum (as well as others) and still not been able to find anything helpful.
I just bought a '72 and the Wiper Door will not open. The headlights do work fine (both from the switch and at the over-ride), and the door can be opened by lifting up on it (or by manually pushing the rod in the actuator), so nothing is broken or binding.
The door actuator appears to be new and feels "good" when manually pushing the rod.
The rod seal is good and in place. All of the vacuum hoses appear to be newer and in good shape.
I replaced the vacuum relay just for grins.
I have reviewed several different vacuum diagrams and triple-checked to make sure all of my hoses are hooked up correctly.
If I was leaking vacuum, I believe that door would stay up all of the time. I have also unplugged the small, black hose from the relay with the engine running as I believe this should cause the door to open, but it had no effect.
One thing I did notice was that the small black hose did not seem to have very much "suction" to it when I unplugged it. I don't have any kind of gauge to measure the vacuum, I just put my thumb over it, but it felt pretty weak. Again, if this was the problem, wouldn't this keep the door open instead of closed though?
I just bought a '72 and the Wiper Door will not open. The headlights do work fine (both from the switch and at the over-ride), and the door can be opened by lifting up on it (or by manually pushing the rod in the actuator), so nothing is broken or binding.
The door actuator appears to be new and feels "good" when manually pushing the rod.
The rod seal is good and in place. All of the vacuum hoses appear to be newer and in good shape.
I replaced the vacuum relay just for grins.
I have reviewed several different vacuum diagrams and triple-checked to make sure all of my hoses are hooked up correctly.
If I was leaking vacuum, I believe that door would stay up all of the time. I have also unplugged the small, black hose from the relay with the engine running as I believe this should cause the door to open, but it had no effect.
One thing I did notice was that the small black hose did not seem to have very much "suction" to it when I unplugged it. I don't have any kind of gauge to measure the vacuum, I just put my thumb over it, but it felt pretty weak. Again, if this was the problem, wouldn't this keep the door open instead of closed though?
:friends:
