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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Question Frozen windshield fluid line

So it's been colder than a witch's teet here lately.

Driving to work this morning and the damn line is frozen. I checked the "Squirter" (for lack of a better technical name) and it's clean and free of debris.

So all ye smart ones, what's the best trick in the book to unfreeze my line without taking everything apart or waiting for warmer weather (which isn't happening anytime soon)?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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use the orange washer fluid with de-icer...ive never had a problem

hair dryer to the line?

how cold is a witches teet?
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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so cold that her tit could cut glass
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by splink
use the orange washer fluid with de-icer...ive never had a problem

hair dryer to the line?

how cold is a witches teet?
well here its currently 15 below. that may be how cold a witches teet is..
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Freakin cold, but switch over to DEICER washer fluid in the winters

It helps to clear your winsshield from ice too
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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Ya it doesn't help that the car was bought from Georgia where they probably don't ever freeze thus don't need de-icer fluid
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Yeah, you need to do the following
1) Buy De-Icer Fluid (Usually Blue, not Pink)
2) Go to a warm carwash or garage.
3) Leave the engine run, wash the car (to warm the lines)
4) When the washer fluid will spray, hold it down until it's empty
5) Wash the Car again, lol
6) Put in the De-icer fluid. Pink stuff seems only marginally better at getting bug guts off in summer - so its prolly best to keep the blue stuff in.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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make sure it is de-icer...the regular water is blue around here...our deicier is orange and some pink

rain-x de-icer is what i use...it is orange, the stuff work the best from any ive used

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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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I use rain-x deicer also, and in the summer I use the rain-x bug was crap. And then the Rain-X windshield wipers are AWESOME
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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i started using the bosch icon blades...simply amazing, the hug like nothing else

i use the deicer all year round but i might try the bug stuff
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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The bug stuff works wonders, especially if you live somewhere were theres a lot of bugs in the summer.
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