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Elan +2 Headlight Vacuum Hookup

Hegg

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I'm getting ready to hook my headlight vacuum lines back up to manifold vacuum and was wondering if someone could post a pic of how that's all hooked up. I think I might be missing a piece or two and want to see how it's done.

Thanks!

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Wish I had a scanner to use, cause I do have the diagram.

Yours is the single vacume pod right? My pic shows no one way valve, just basically from your vacume port on the motor into the switch then from the switch straight to the vacume pod. There is not even a tee for using the crossmember as a vacume tank. This is probably because of the vacume pulling the lamps down instead of up, like they do on my S2. The one way valve and vacume reservoir aren't necessary cause really who cares if the lamps creep up as you are driving, the important thing is that they stay up when you need them to, and for you that is accomplished with the spring on the vac pod.

Mind you I have never looked at your setup, so I might be missing something..
 
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Thanks for the info. That sounds about like my set up is. I have the single vacuum pod with a line going back to the firewall (to the headlamp switch inside), then another vacuum line going back over to the passenger side of the engine. From your description, it sounds like that line over by the motor just hooks right up to the intake manifold.

That was my guess, but wanted to confirm. Thanks a lot!
 
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