69 toro head lights

[taddpole]

The vacuum for the headlight covers where not hooked up when I got my car. So today I took my brake bleeder the pulls about 20 psi vacuum to test everything out. The vacuum canister the actually pulls and pushes the lids is working fine. When I pull the switch it will activate it so the lids go up but when I shut it off it will not pull the covers back down. Does anyone know how to test it to see if it is a bad switch or if the little vacuum switch that is mounted under the fender is bad? Could you take them apart and clean them? Any help would be appreciated.

[Schurkey]

How about the vacuum diaphragm that unlocks the main shaft of the canister? Is it getting vacuum? Does it hold vacuum?

If the shaft isn't unlocked, the headlights can't retract.

[taddpole]

Thanks I will check that next.

[taddpole]

I got them working know. The vacuum switch under the fender was stuck. I sprayed a little wd-40 on it and it seems to be working now. I am going to try to remember to turn the headlight on for a little bit each time I drive it to hopefully keep it from sticking in the future. The car hadn't been driven for over ten years.

[janeg]

It is a good idea to "exercise" the lights every time you drive