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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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how long does it take to unfog ur windows?

hey guys n gals ive got a problem...everymorning i go outside to start my car and the windows are super fogged up.....so i put it on defrost...and wait..and wait...andwait....15 min later or so its gone...does it take that long on anyone elses car? ive got a 91 blazer that does the same thing..but it unfogs in under 5 min.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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I just suck it up and start driving. The only way to get rid of it is heat, and the only way to make heat is to put load on the engine.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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personally i suck it up as well...but it bugs the **** outa me....i mean like ****....my 16 year old blazer heats up and unfogs faster then my year old pursuit...its crap if u ask me...
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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mine takes aroun d5 mins
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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it usually takes my car a couple minutes to clear up but not 15. i got in my car to leave wal-mart last night and they seemed to take a while to clear up but i think that was mostly due to impatience. i backed out of my spot hoping i didn't hit anything and thankfully i didn't!!
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by kingg5
personally i suck it up as well...but it bugs the **** outa me....i mean like ****....my 16 year old blazer heats up and unfogs faster then my year old pursuit...its crap if u ask me...
your blazer is a bigger, older, shittier engine.
it will create heat faster than your new, small displacement 4 cylinder engine.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by an0malous
your blazer is a bigger, older, shittier engine.
it will create heat faster than your new, small displacement 4 cylinder engine.
ok but either way...it should not take 15 min to unfog a small ass windshield such as the one in my car...i thikn it boils down to gm going the cheap route and putting a shitty heater in this tihng.... and as for the blazer being a bigger shittier older engine...the motor in my blazer is newer then my car
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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i have had a few 4 cylinders, they have all been the same.

they just dont heat up very fast sitting there idling.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by an0malous
i have had a few 4 cylinders, they have all been the same.

they just dont heat up very fast sitting there idling.
ok good to know...i was just askin cuz i wanted to know if i was the only person...this is the only 4cylinder i have owned so i wasnt really that sure...
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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if can help a little if you lift the RPMS up to about 2k after its warmed up a little.
it will help keep the altenator making good juice, which will keep your fans going better,
as well as getting the coolant warming quicker

The quickest way is to get load on the engine.
but dont drive with your windows fogged
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by an0malous
if can help a little if you lift the RPMS up to about 2k after its warmed up a little.
it will help keep the altenator making good juice, which will keep your fans going better,
as well as getting the coolant warming quicker

The quickest way is to get load on the engine.
but dont drive with your windows fogged
would plugging it in at night help at all??? i dont normally drive it...i LOVE my blazer and its power....the gf drives it..and my daughter is always in it so i hope she doesnt drive it fogged up lol
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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like 10 secs
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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like 10 secs
ok well u live in florida...so ur answer means nothing lol jk but seriuosly tho..im talkin like after ur car sat all night in minus 5c weather lol
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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blazers also had heaters made by god (hey the gods had to do somthing before making the ls2 gto)
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by halfj99
blazers also had heaters made by god (hey the gods had to do somthing before making the ls2 gto)

haha yah man totally....i love my blazer...the engine has just over 1200 kms on it and the body has only 116 000 originaly kms on it....its a beast in the snow lol..
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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haha yah man totally....i love my blazer...the engine has just over 1200 kms on it and the body has only 116 000 originaly kms on it....its a beast in the snow lol..
what yr blazer we talking? fullsize or s-10 blazer? ive had 3 s10 blazers, 85 89 and 93
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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I'm not sure if it would help with the defrosting but my girlfriend just bought some spray de-icer stuff. It works like a chram, and it seems as though she never has to defrost the windows after spraying it either.

I'm not sure how the stuff actually works but it may be worth a shot, the spray bottle was probably like 4.99 or so.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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what yr blazer we talking? fullsize or s-10 blazer? ive had 3 s10 blazers, 85 89 and 93
91 s-10 blazer...its like my 5th one...the rest all had V8s in em...this one ive left stock..im slowly getin the parts to supercharge it. its a 4.3 v6

Originally Posted by dawhit99
I'm not sure if it would help with the defrosting but my girlfriend just bought some spray de-icer stuff. It works like a chram, and it seems as though she never has to defrost the windows after spraying it either.

I'm not sure how the stuff actually works but it may be worth a shot, the spray bottle was probably like 4.99 or so.
well ur really close to whre i live so what store did she buy it at and what is it called?

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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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mine works perfect.. like a minute
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Mine takes less than 10 minutes for sure. Every morning I turn the car on at 4:35 to warm up. Get in at 4:45 with all the fog is gone. Just my 2cents.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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We got it at Target. It's in an orange bottle, but I don't have it with me so I can't tell you the brand.
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Mine defogs and defrosts in less then 5-10 mins when the outside temp is 27 degrees.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Mine takes a few minutes at most.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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I just bought the deicer windshield washer stuff. It's got alcohol in it I think, but it evaps instead of freezes. I hit that and the defog and probably 1.5 minutes, maybe less. Thats with the coolant at like 40ish degrees.
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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The heater on my blazer can cook a 50 lb turkey in 15 minutes. There should be a flashing red light and siren that go off warning the occupants whenever the heat knob gets turned all the way to INFERNO.

On the other hand, if you want your Cobalt windows to defrost faster, just remove the thermostat from your engine and empty out half of the coolant. Your engine will likely lock up, but at least you'll have clear frost free windows FAST.
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