good evening!

@IanC - Hola :-)

I'm headed to bed. I wish all a good evening.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 how are things there? Some progress in the car? :)

still getting things stabilized around here, new job, new city, new things to sort out, but it's getting there! Time has been a bit short lately though

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 yippee!

@IanC must be exciting and tiring at the same time

@NickC thanks I was able to find the technical specifications from the manual, it supports H4 35w bulbs. Just got mine replaced yesterday

my left headlight has condensation and I am not able to get rid of it, its been there like for past 1 month. Even parking the car under sunlight for several hours for several days has not helped

Do you think I will need to buy a new one?

@FlyingGambit which vehicle is this?

@IanC - I was able to procure a new block for it. I need to get a second engine stand, as the first one has a block on it (which needs to get to the machine shop sometime). I need to get the newer block upon a stand so I can tear it down. It's basically a short block w/oil pan.

@FlyingGambit - Try taking the headlight out (the entire unit), remove the bulb, then use a blow dryer to remove the condensation. The problem is, the unit is fairly much sealed, so it's like a terrarium. Until you get some fresh air in there, you won't get rid of the moisture. How moisture got in there in the first place is anyone's guess. Could happen again.

@Zaid its chevy beat LT 2010

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 I will give that a try

There's a seal thats probably letting moisture in

@Zaid Agreed

The easy way out is to buy a new headlight assembly, but fixing the current one is definitely DIY-able (albeit a little difficult to perform)

@FlyingGambit - You may want to check it over to see if you can tell where moisture might have ingressed.

If you can find something, you'll want to seal it up with some kind of sealer.

After getting rid of the moisture that's already inside

@IanC - The new block has a 1-piece oil seal, though it's has a flat tappet cam. Block could be used either way (flat tappet/roller cam). Since it is flat tappet, it has the bosses for the roller cam "stuff", but they aren't drilled/tapped. As soon as I get the block torn down all the way, I'll get that done, then I'll get it to the machine shop to have it hot tanked and new cam bearings and freeze plugs put in.

@FlyingGambit Another technique is to take out the whole unit as @Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 describes, then drop in a couple of the little silica gel sachets that you get in the packaging of electronic goods. Leave in a dry place for a day or so, then shake out the sachets and reassemble.

make sure they're little sachets though, as they have to fit through the hole the bulb goes in!

@NickC - Not a bad idea at all.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 I've also disassembled a headlamp, cleaned and dried the inside of the glass, then reassembled it with bathroom sealant, but I wouldn't recommend that - it was on an '80s car, and the lamps were much simpler then!

@NickC - The glues they use now to put them together are pretty stout. I'm sure the one you took apart probably had a glass lens on it?

Glass lenses are pretty stout.

Welcome @ZachS.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 it was a Peugeot. 80s Peugeot's weren't known for being stuck together well...

@NickC - Heh! I'll remember that ;-)

I've never really found much (from my vantage point) to appreciate about Peugeots ... no wait ... I guess it's Renaults, lol!

Or was it Citroen? Argh.

@NickC - You probably made it better then after you put it back together?

@Zaid yeah, I'm enjoying the whole process but I can't say it's being no effort, but I'm slowly figuring it out, one thing I might have to do is get a car soon for the rainy days. A bit of a ride to the station I'm working at

@IanC - Where did you end up at?

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 about 100 miles from where I was living before, a bit further north on the shoreline, I'm working with waste water treatment now

a bit more related to my graduation than mooring ships :p

@IanC - Are you happy (or even happier) where you're at now?

Yeah, I knew the city already, always enjoyed it here, slower pace, smaller town, good beaches for surfing, and the work is good! I get to do something more technical, the wage is better

it's being a change for better :)

Awesome! I'm very happy for you then. Sounds like a complete win to me! :o)

Thanks man! I was really blessed that they actually called me here, there were 8 vacancies and I was in 10th, but they needed some extra work force, so here I am

Sweet!

btw, I was reading what you wrote about the engine block, still translating some parts, but sounds like some work!