Windscreen washer problems

[rossmoffat]

It's -11 outside now and my washers have been frozen solid since 7.00 PM on Saturday. Since then the temperature has stayed well below freezing, varying between -14C up to a max of -5 at 3.00 PM today. An aerosol can of deicer has been useful for clearing the screen mid journey but there's nothing else for it but to wait for the weekend thaw. I've been looking up 'recipes' for screenwash involving Metylated Spirits etc and will experiment with that ready for when the new cold arrives the back end of next week.

[Sanqhar]

Back in the 60s I got some longer washer tubing and used it wrapped around the top radiator hose.

Result, heated windscreen washers. Didn't do much for the frozen bottle though.

Things were simpler in those days!

tom