Vacuum Reservoir

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Hello;

I am trying to resurrect my tilt/tilt away column in my 67 Cougar. I have the original vacuum reservoir with the metal check valve but it is only holding vacuum for about 24 hours. I was thinking about getting a new one with the plastic check valve & was wondering if anyone has used one these & if it works like the original. Mine does have the 2 nipple version that was mounted under the battery tray.

Thanks

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I am trying to imagine why you would need one that holds vacuum longer than 24 hours. Seems like you would have got out of the car within a few minutes of turning the engine off.


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From my understanding, once you get back into the car a day or 2 or 3 later, you need the vacuum to move the steering wheel from the tilt away position to the drive position.

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No, you can just pull it into position and it will lock there. Vacuum is only needed to have it automatically swing away.

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Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it needed vacuum to move the steering wheel back. I will go ahead & get everything mounted & see what happens.
Thanks