[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Heated Windshield Squirters?
Hairy green toads from Mars made Simon Allcorn say: > The only heated windscreen washers jets that I have seen have been on a > Saab 900. The liquid came from through the motor and the pipe was then > wound several time round the water pipe for the rad. This would be a > simple mod to do a Audi (I think!) the only problem is the bonnet (hood) > opens the other way around and so the tube would have to be much longer, > possibly causing it to freeze. On the other hand you could use the > heater pipes to the car heater but that would only work when the heater > is on although the use of these two device may coincide quite nicely. I believe the purpose of these beasts is to heat the jets themselves to melt any snow/ice that may accumulate and block them. If they are already frozen, then heating the fluid won't help (it won't flow). -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-881-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too heavy to care.
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