1976 Ford LTD Country Squire

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  1. jwdtenn

    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    jwdtenn, Dec 20, 2012
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    Looks nice from the little we can see. Needs many more, and much better, pictures. I am wondering what is going on with the headlamp doors, too. In the one, the driver's looks slightly raised. Int he other picture of the front, they are both completely open.
     
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    I'd say a vacume leak, a couple beater 68 cougars I had and a 80 Fox T-Bird were like that. The systms design was to open if vacum completly failed. Small leak, if the car was not running they would slowly open, turn the car on the vacume builds up and they close
     
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    Vacuum leak sure. But the reason the driver's headlight looks higher is because the bumper is not straight, is pushed up high on the right side.
     
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    Tedy, I am MORE than familiar with the vacuum headlamp doors. Bertha is my 5th car with them. A simple vacuum leak, and both doors move pretty much in unison. That left one isn't closed properly in that one pic. The front bumper is off kilter, and something doesn't look right about the right side, either. I suspect a not well repaired front end crash somewhere in this car's history.
     
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