Heated washer fluid
#11
Nope. Not at all. Reason being alot of European cars have been doin this for a long time. I drive an excalade occasionly at work and it has heated fluid too.
It doesn't get hot enough to crack the glass. The other day I used it after Jeep was warmed up to remove ice on glass.
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It doesn't get hot enough to crack the glass. The other day I used it after Jeep was warmed up to remove ice on glass.
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#12
this is great.
I just think that by the time the Jeep warms up, the De-icer would have melted the ice off.
I might do this.
It would be interesting to know how hot the fluid will get in the summer time. If it gets too hot, the we would have to go back to stuck..
Thanks for the pics!
I just think that by the time the Jeep warms up, the De-icer would have melted the ice off.
I might do this.
It would be interesting to know how hot the fluid will get in the summer time. If it gets too hot, the we would have to go back to stuck..
Thanks for the pics!
#14
I just tackled this mod this weekend, but went a little different route. I picked up the same 6' rubber hose and white pieces, but instead of using the main radiator hose to warm the fluid I used the hose that runs from the engine block to the heater core. This hose in on the pass side of the engine. There will be two hoses there, one to supply the heater core as well as a return line. There is a big difference in the ammount of heat so make sure you get the supply side.
Great job! Thanks for saving me a ton of $$$
Great job! Thanks for saving me a ton of $$$
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I just tackled this mod this weekend, but went a little different route. I picked up the same 6' rubber hose and white pieces, but instead of using the main radiator hose to warm the fluid I used the hose that runs from the engine block to the heater core. This hose in on the pass side of the engine. There will be two hoses there, one to supply the heater core as well as a return line. There is a big difference in the ammount of heat so make sure you get the supply side.
Great job! Thanks for saving me a ton of $$$
Great job! Thanks for saving me a ton of $$$
#16
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Very interesting! Anyone else have problems keeping passenger side wiper blade from freezing up? Stupid vent isn't close enough to the outside edges of the glass.
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I'm definitely going to do this. Probvably not necessary most of the time here in Colorado but since it looks like I'll be moving back to Alaska this fall, it would be a nice addition for when I get there.
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I too would have to ask about cracking the windshield. I don't believe the heated water to the glass would alone shatter it but if you have a chip/star/crack already there, the difference in temperature of the glass (on a really cold day) and the warm water would probably cause a crack to run on you. Just my thought cause it happened in the opposite direction to me on day. On a really hot summer day when I was washing my truck, I hit the windshield from dry with the water from a garden hose and actually saw an existing crack shoot across the windshield.
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I too would have to ask about cracking the windshield. I don't believe the heated water to the glass would alone shatter it but if you have a chip/star/crack already there, the difference in temperature of the glass (on a really cold day) and the warm water would probably cause a crack to run on you. Just my thought cause it happened in the opposite direction to me on day. On a really hot summer day when I was washing my truck, I hit the windshield from dry with the water from a garden hose and actually saw an existing crack shoot across the windshield.