Manual headlight knob?
Everything I read online says their should be a manual knob for raising the headlights on my 88 convertible...can't find it
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Also, what is missing here? Tube going nowhere
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knob for headlights is on the bottom of car.
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Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12174546)
Also, what is missing here? Tube going nowhere
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...82bf7517ac.jpg |
Ok I taped it off for now as advised above.
does not having the air pump on here negatively affect performance? |
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12174589)
Ok I taped it off for now as advised above.
does not having the air pump on here negatively affect performance? |
Manually opened the headlights...can't get power to them or the lamps themselves. Checked fuses....they are good.
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Originally Posted by WondrousBread
(Post 12174590)
The air pump is a required ancillary if you have a catalytic converter. Without the air pump, your cat will clog (which will certainly impact performance). If you haven't a cat, then the air pump is no longer necessary. This is true for all Rx7s up to and including year 1988. For reference purposes, Rx7s from year 1989 onwards also use the air pump to actuate the auxiliary ports (which does affect performance.
Thanks! Guess I'm good since I don't have a cat. |
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12174591)
Manually opened the headlights...can't get power to them or the lamps themselves. Checked fuses....they are good.
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Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12174592)
Thanks! Guess I'm good since I don't have a cat.
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Originally Posted by WondrousBread
(Post 12174598)
And by the way, keep that extra tube capped tight, as it is connected to your intake. You don't want it inhaling hot engine air (which does reduce performance).
Good to know...thanks! |
Originally Posted by professionalpyroman
(Post 12174548)
knob for headlights is on the bottom of car.
I ordered a Haynes manual but it won't be here until Tuesday. |
If you manually opened the headlamps and they didn't try to shut themselves, your switch is almost certainly toast.. If not the wiring.
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Make sure the power is off to the motors before you turn the knob, i bought a FC that had been sitting and they didnt work, used the knob and the knob spin so fast it damn near took my fingers off when it sprung to life
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So I replaced the light control unit...no luck. Nothing!
I guess it is my wiring? |
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12188964)
So I replaced the light control unit...no luck. Nothing!
I guess it is my wiring? A secondary problem would be that Haynes manual nonsense, why not go directly to the source. All factory service manuals available free for download here: Foxed.ca - Mazda RX-7 Manuals Pretty much everything you need to know is in there, your guessing days are over. |
Originally Posted by clokker
(Post 12188991)
Well, there's your problem lady...this "guessing" bushwah.
A secondary problem would be that Haynes manual nonsense, why not go directly to the source. All factory service manuals available free for download here: Foxed.ca - Mazda RX-7 Manuals Pretty much everything you need to know is in there, your guessing days are over. Not a lady. WTF is "bushwash?" And thank you lol, didn't know that was available...everyone recommended Haynes. |
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12188992)
Not a lady.
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12188992)
WTF is "bushwash?"
Bushwah (the "h" is optional) is a colloquialism that means "piffle or nonsense" when used genteelly and "bullshit" in cruder company.
Originally Posted by Ironman404
(Post 12188992)
And thank you lol, didn't know that was available...everyone recommended Haynes.
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I prefer Haynes..over Fruit of the Loom...
and Bushwash is 20 dollars extra..downtown... |
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Originally Posted by professionalpyroman
(Post 12174548)
knob for headlights is on the bottom of car.
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