SECTIv BODY AND CHA CONTENTS OF Page Lighting System 12 1 Instrument and Gauges 12 10 Directional Signal 12 13 Llt sHTINC INI Page General Description 12 1 Maintenance and Adjustment 12 1 Headlamp Adjustment 12 1 T 3 Aimer Calibration 12 3 Service Operations 12 4 Sealed Beam Replacement 12 4 Parking Lamp 12 4 Lighting Switch 12 4 Stoplight Switch 12 6 GENERAL The lighting system includes the main lighting switch stop light and dimmer switches headlamps parking lamps stop tail and directional signal lamps instrument illumination and indicator lamps and the necessary wiring to complete the various circuits A fuse panel provides MAINTENANCE A Maintenance of the lighting units and wiring system consists of an occasional check to see that all wiring connections are clean and tight that the units are tightly mounted to provide a good ground that the wiring is not pinched or damaged and that the headlamps are properly adjusted SAFETY AIMER AND HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT Since the Corvair engine is located at the rear of the vehicle and the luggage compartment is forward of the passenger compartment headlamp beam deflection which results from passenger and luggage loading is downward rather than upward as in the case of vehicles with frontmounted engines The T 3 Safety Aimer Type B fig 2 consists of a circular base the size of a Corvair sealed beam unit 5 3 4 diameter which attaches to the sealed beam unit by means of a plunger operated suction cup An adapter converts the aimer for use with 7 T 3 Sealed Beam units when desired Attached to the front of the base and extending perpendicular to the base is an L shaped arm When mounted on the sealed beam unit this arm points toward the center of the car and is parallel to the ground Mounted in the arm between the base and cross arm is a bubble level which may be adjusted to compensate for variations in floor levelness With the Safety Aimer the DN 12 A515 ELECTRICAL THIS SECTION Page Windshield Wipers 12 14 Wiring Harness Assemblies and Diagrams 12 18 Special Tools 12 28 i SYSTEM Ex Page Dimmer Switch 12 6 Windshield Wiper Switch 12 6 Neutral Safety Switch 12 7 Backing Lamp Switch 12 8 Cigarette Lighter 12 9 Instrument Panel Compartment Switch 12 9 Courtesy Lamp 12 9 Tail Stop Directional and Backing Lamps 12 9 License Plate Lamp 12 9 ESCRIPTION convenient power take offs and fuse clips for the appropriate circuits Replacement of the headlamps various other lamps and fuses should conform to the released specifications included at the end of this section ND ADJUSTMENTS headlights may be correctly aimed in the daylight without even turning them on The T 3 Aimer meets SAE specifications for mechanical headlamp aimera While aiming headlamps car should be at curb weight that is with spare tire and filled to capacity with gas and oil but no passengers Tires should be uniformly inflated to recommended pressure Before adjusting aim of headlamp bounce car up and down and roll the vehicle back and forth several times to allow suspension to settle The floor should be reasonably level with enough room to walk around the car If the area is level the T 3 Aimer can be used as it comes from the factory Before the Aimer is packaged the bubbles are set for use on level aiming space The Aimer itself provides a means of checking any given area for levelness The following Corvair headlamp aiming procedures are based on a recommended 1O deflection from orizontal for the vertical aim Where State laws require aiming other than that recommended here follow the regulations of those States whenever adjusting headlamps HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT T 3 HEADLAMPS The T 3 Safety Aimer Type B fig 2 is used for the headlamp aiming description that follows f QV IQ 511 i MANUAL