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    Cost: 5592
    Earns: 280
    Bonus: 56

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    Used / Wrecking Yard Item - Ships: 2-5 Business Days (May delay order)

    2 Cougar Applications

    Description

    Please Note:

    Many used items in our picture(s) have been cleaned and/or bead blasted prior to being photographed to show condition and detail. The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned. We do not retake pictures each time a used item sells. Pictures are a good indicator of what you will receive, but not all used parts age the same. On high dollar parts, email us and we can send a few pictures of the actual part available.

    "Core" Items: If we use the word "Core" in the title of the product, the item has been deemed rebuildable, but has not been rebuilt.  The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned.

    Product Condition Grades

    Below is a general description of what the criteria is for our product condition grades. These are generalizations that are intended to give you an idea of the condition of the product at a quick glance. Because different parts degrade at different rates, there are variances in what the letters represent, please see the products description for details about the condition of any particular product.

    A = Excellent / Above Average
    B = Average / Some flaws / Good to Excellent Driver Quality
    C = Obvious flaws / Poor to Average Driver Quality
    D, E, F = Worse, Worser, Worsest

    This option requires you to PRE-PAY a $40 core charge. If we do not receive your core within 30 days of the original purchase, your core charge will be an in-store credit only. If your core is full of rust and debris (sounds like a tambourine) then it most likely is not a core we can give credit on.

    ALL GRADE B ACTUATORS COME WITH A 60 DAY WARRANTY.

    You can find the seal rebuild kit here.

    Used grade "B" headlight door actuator for your Mercury Cougar. Every once in a while (not often) we will get a car in that will have a decent original actuator (slight leak). These actuators are sold individually on an exchange basis or outright (for an additional core charge). Two are required per car, one per headlight door. 

    Ford part # C7WY-13A167-B.

    *NOTE* These actuators are prone to failure in two common areas. The first being the small circular upper shaft seal. Often the reason this seal fails is that the "accordion" style dust boot that covers the shaft will fail. This causes contaminants to enter and work as an abrasive between the shaft and seal. When the shaft seal goes bad, you will find your headlights not raising very fast or not at all. Also, the internal diaphragm seal is sometimes prone to failure. If you use a vacuum tester on your bottom vacuum port and find it does not hold 5 inches of vacuum for prolonged periods of time, then this unit is most likely your problem.

    If you continue to run your Cougar with this problem, you are running with a constant vacuum leak. This may cause confusion as to why your 1967-68 Cougar does not idle well, lacks performance, and or fails to achieve 19-21 mpg with a stock 289 or 302. The actuators may be a good place to start looking. Dyno tests consistently show a 5-7 HP increase after headlight vacuum leaks are repaired.

    Do you want to replace those worn out actuators yourself or are you looking for some great information on your Cougar’s headlight vacuum system?

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    Specifications:
    Shipping Weight: 7.00 LBS
    (weight shown may be the dimensional weight)
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    Number of questions: 2
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    JimGeorge1 Asked:
    will be replacing a 1968 right headlight door vacuum actuator. I was directed to the video on youtube showing an upgrade to elec actuators but there was no real detail of REMOVING the grill to get at the vacuum actuator. Any clues, even if it's verbal would be a great help.
    February 1, 2023 9:29 PM
    Answer
    WCCC Admin Answered:

    Darrell shows some of the bolts you need to remove/loosen to get to the actuators between the 2 - 3 min mark in the Electric Conversion Video:

    We also have a free download that walk you step by step through replacing the actuators: ITEM #: 90014

    February 2, 2023 2:45 AM
    Question
    Do you think this actuator would work as a replacement actuator for a 1967 Toronado headlight?
    October 10, 2020 11:43 AM
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    WCCC Admin Answered:
    Very unlikely. Even between Ford/Mercury products the actuators are not interchangeable.
    October 12, 2020 4:50 PM
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