Headlights - yellowing?

From : leythos

Q: ive got a 2001 dakota quad and have noticed that my headlights are a tint of yellow instead of white like they are getting old. ive not replaced the lamps once and the lenses external seem very clear so do bulbs/lamps get old and yellow with age -- leythos yes. the evaporated tungsten from the filament deposits on the bulb wall causing the bulb to discolor. .

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From : leythos

intake does not have to be removed. loosen the first two or three oil pan bolts. dont use silicon except at the joint between the block & timing cover. use hytack or some type of gasket cement for the gasket end pieces i have use some old push rods in the top bolt holes to pry the cover down .

From : cigarski

really yea really. i just rebuilt a carter carb off a 72 dodge 318 a few weeks ago even used it to help my son learn how since it was the one thats been on that old d-150 for something like 300000 miles and previous 95000 on the old 72 dart it came off of and ya know what there wasnt enough wear on that carter to shake a fist at it just needed cleaned and kitted. good for you but that doesnt mean in any possible way that they are all like that. did i say they were no i just asked if there was a reason for not rebuilding the old one. a good mechanic gathers as much info as possible before diagnosis kinda like a doctor. and i gave you a possible reason. unless the op is about 5 years old or has no knowledge of automobiles and no mechanical skills which i doubt if he is here asking for the carb he should know that they can be rebuilt if he can still find a kit for a 33 year old carb. the fact that he is asking on-line for another one shows that rebuilding his is probably not a practical option for any number of reasons. gawd you make an awful lot of assumptions about people and things. assumptions are always made budd as our language is not perfect. as for this case if his carb was in rebuilable condition and he knew how to do it and the kits are available to him why would he ask complete strangers to sell him another one that may turn out to be worse than the one he already has me i ask questions instead. lol you might ask questions but the problem with you is that once you come up with an answer it is the word of god even when you are wrong and proven so. btw carb kits are still available. then it sounds more like a dead or missing unit. once again you are wrong. no budd you are just being childish. i may be wrong about this one but i doubt it as the op asked for another one to rebuild. just maybe the ops is actually damaged and either not rebuilable or so far gone it is not worth rebuilding. i need a holley carb for a 73 with a 360 engine. if you have a known good one you want to part with email me. thanks now just where the heck did you find that information in a post that says nothing about it he is asking for a known good one iow one that is either functional or rebuildable which indicates that his is either too far gone he cant find a rebuild kit or the carb for that engine is gone. one wild guess after another . . . wouldnt it be smarter on your part to ask questions and not guess nope because it doesnt matter. he did not ask for an opinion and even if he did my response was not to him anyway. if one carb doesnt require replacement maybe just maybe another one would not require it either. or mayby ten thousand could be repaired or . . . . . . i see a lot of maybes here budd. the simple fact is that the carb may just be shot as they were not designed to last forever and if subjected to harsh conditions with minimal or no care at all will become useless over time. kinda like you yea budd that christian light of yours is burning as brightly as always. buddism at its best lol! are you bringing religion into the thread hey everyone!!! t-bones bringing religion into the thread. actually budd im not. i am however bringing your actions into it and how what you say is seldom what you do. my point was that without information you can not make an accurate diagnosis. since the op didnt give mileage on the engine condition of the carb etc. the logical thing to do is ask not assume. who is trying to make any diagnosis here i am not trying to determine what is wrong with his carb if he even still has it but some assumptions can be made and if his carb was in good condition i doubt that he would be here asking for another one unless he is a collector of them lol. the fact is budd that he should know that they can be rebuild and if he is asking for another known good one he is choosing not to for whatever reason and with a 33 year old unit..... it could be as simple as he has never done one before and doesnt want to waste the time and money attempting it for the first time on that relic that may be showing obvious wear and corrosion. and even more reason to ask and not make asssumptions tom. maybe he wants to learn to rebuild carbs maybe not. you cannot know for sure unless you ask. the point is budd is that he didnt ask for an opinion or a diagnosis and my response was not to him. maybe it is beyond repair maybe not but dont guess ask. why should i he did not ask for my opinion. btw how many brand new carbs holley or carter do you guess are being made for that vehicle today any carb he gets is probably going to be 30+ years old. there are still after market carbs available as well as rebuilds of the factory models and as you say being 30+ years old they are getting harder to locate.