1988 chevy corvette headlight repair

Is it a parking light hooked up too indicator switch

There is a silicone gel in the headlight system that acts as a drive between 2 gears. The fix is very inexpensive but the labor is pretty intense. almost all corvette supply places sell pellets that replace the gel which has more then likely dried out over the years. The only reason I can think of is the gel is used in case the headlight is frozen up or down the gears won't strip. On the headlight assembly you'll see a round area about 2 inches across held on by 3 screws. When you remove the cover you'll seee a gear inside. When you pull the gear out you'll see the area where the gel used to be. There will probably be dried up powder inside. You'll see 3 indentions in the back side of the gear where you place the 3 pellets. Keep one headlight assembled so you can see how to put it back together. I actually bought the pellets from a guy on ebay for less the $10.00. I had to sand the pellets down a little to get them to fit into the gear but it actually worked great

If somone has taken the column apart there's a good chance there may be some small parts missing or broken. I recommend a trip to the local salvage yard for a used column. On a 88 ford you
should be able to pick one up for 50-$75, be sure to save you're old key's for the door locks.
Hope this helps.

There is a silicone gel in the headlight system that acts as a drive between 2 gears. The fix is very inexpensive but the labor is pretty intense. almost all corvette supply places sell pellets that replace the gel which has more then likely dried out over the years. The only reason I can think of is the gel is used in case the headlight is frozen up or down the gears won't strip. On the headlight assembly you'll see a round area about 2 inches across held on by 3 screws. When you remove the cover you'll seee a gear inside. When you pull the gear out you'll see the area where the gel used to be. There will probably be dried up powder inside. You'll see 3 indentions in the back side of the gear where you place the 3 pellets. Keep one headlight assembled so you can see how to put it back together. I actually bought the pellets from a guy on ebay for less the $10.00. I had to sand the pellets down a little to get them to fit into the gear but it actually worked great

Those are vacuum actuated headlights and the vacuum leaks down when the engine is off. Probably have a leak in the headlight actuators, will need to replace or rebuild one or both of them, not a big problem for them to pop up some people just do not like for them to pop up while parked.

check wire going to motor for proper voltage or open circuit

scrap it

That part is called a "fuel inertia cutoff relay". It's there in case of a collision.............and cuts off the flow of gas. Sometimes it will pop up after hitting a large bump or jarring motion, while driving. Not B.S.

that is correct , head light doors may be opened manually , repair manual states turn on headlights , and rotate headlight door motor KNOB clockwise until a click is heard . you will see door come up as you rotate the knob . you will find the knob under the hood near the headlight assemby

true you have a locking pin that hold it in gear ..or your thrw ouit bearing could be bad ..or the spring you were talking about is lost its strength..