November 26, 20169 yr 12 minutes ago, Stick486 said: try block, cab and fuel heaters.... always ready to go... ...says the man who can't even find his truck, and has no desire to do so!
November 26, 20169 yr 20 minutes ago, Stick486 said: park so the morning sun gets to the windshield... Sun doesn't get up until 8:00! John
November 26, 20169 yr 23 minutes ago, schnewj said: ...says the man who can't even find his truck, and has no desire to do so!
November 26, 20169 yr 23 minutes ago, Stick486 said: park so the morning sun gets to the windshield... ...come on! That only helps if the windshield is exposed!
November 26, 20169 yr 25 minutes ago, It Was Al B said: Leave windshield and rear window deicer in the on position when you leave the car. Start the engine using the remote starter and wait 15 minutes before you're ready to leave. Could cost you! We have this stupid (read fuel-saving) law that says you can't let your vehicle idle for more than something like three minutes! Obviously all our politicians have chauffeurs who warm their cars up for them! John
November 26, 20169 yr 11 minutes ago, HARO50 said: Sun doesn't get up until 8:00! John sleep in till 10 or 11...
November 26, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, schnewj said: ...come on! That only helps if the windshield is exposed! Yeah but come summer he'll be ready to go to town for supplies.
November 26, 20169 yr There are someplace where while you are in the house letting the car warm up, it is gone when you go to get in it. I even locked myself out one time while warming up the car, and couldn't find my second key. Had to drive the other car to the dealer and get a key cut to get in the car while it sat in the driveway idling. The key was only to unlock the door and get to the regular key, not to be used to start the engine EVER. I used to use a moving blanket laying on the windshield on frosty nights to keep the frost off. Herb
November 26, 20169 yr 12 minutes ago, Dadio said: There are someplace where while you are in the house letting the car warm up, it is gone when you go to get in it. I even locked myself out one time while warming up the car, and couldn't find my second key. Had to drive the other car to the dealer and get a key cut to get in the car while it sat in the driveway idling. The key was only to unlock the door and get to the regular key, not to be used to start the engine EVER. I used to use a moving blanket laying on the windshield on frosty nights to keep the frost off. Herb We're in a very small "rural cluster", that doesn't even qualify as a "village", so crime is at a minimum. However, two neighbours have had cars stolen out of their driveways, one was left idling and the other had the key in the ignition overnight! If I start the car, I ALWAYS lock it. I carry a spare key in my wallet, which is ALWAYS in my pocket. Have tried the covered windshield trick.... Either the cover blows off and is never seen again, or it freezes to the glass, which doesn't help much. So that leaves two choices: Hibernate or move to a warmer climate! John
November 26, 20169 yr 6 hours ago, schnewj said: ...come on! That only helps if the windshield is exposed! sure it is......
November 26, 20169 yr 29 minutes ago, Stick486 said: clearly... youse guys clearly need more experience or better plans.. I leave it in the attached garage overnight and use the remote to warm it up so any precipitation doesn't stick to the glass when I do pull out. Problem solved.
November 27, 20169 yr 2 hours ago, HandyDan said: I leave it in the attached garage overnight and use the remote to warm it up so any precipitation doesn't stick to the glass when I do pull out. Problem solved. hope you vent when you do this...
November 27, 20169 yr Hey like Dan said don't y'all know where the garage is? Our house in KC even had a heated garage so with the ice and snow on truck when getting home would be melted away by morn.
November 27, 20169 yr Author Spent way too many winters walking out to an open parking lot at work....sometimes hoping my van wasn't drifted out of sight....Went through half a dozen scrapers per season.....and couldn't find them for the next winter. Then hoping the snowplows had even been through enough times to keep me ON the road .....one night did a 180 into a ditch, 20-30feet off the roadway. Bad night. Drift Busting @ 35mph, and finding black ice under them... Freezing rain around here sometimes gets to almost 1/2" or more. Edited November 27, 20169 yr by steven newman
November 27, 20169 yr 18 hours ago, schnewj said: ...says the man who can't even find his truck, and has no desire to do so! still see the top of the cab...
November 27, 20169 yr 22 hours ago, Gene Howe said: When we were working, (pre garage) we'd use a spray bottle in the evening to coat the windshield with the deicing fluid. On the coldest nights, ice would form, but wouldn't adhere. Easy to remove without scraping. Defrosters did most of the work. Then a few sprits from the washer reservoir was all it took. In the past few years, the state has taken to spraying the streets and intersections with a liquid...I think it's a liquid car dissolver. Anyway, it's the same thought...keeps the ice from forming or adhering when it does form.
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