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#241263 - 02/16/12 02:05 AM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: Meadowlark]
roberttheiii Offline
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#241280 - 02/16/12 07:40 AM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: Meadowlark]
CANOEDOGS Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
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Loc: MINNESOTA
some years ago when the winter was really nasty,sleet,freezing rain more than show,i would put a bottle of gas line anti freeze in with the window wash.

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#241332 - 02/16/12 11:13 PM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: Meadowlark]
Hanscom Offline
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Registered: 11/23/05
Posts: 86
Fill a one liter soda bottle--or even a 20 ounce bottle--with WW fluid and keep it in the trunk with the jumper cables and the other auto rescue supplies.

Keep your last set of winter wipers there as well. I have had ice start to tear the rubber off the blade. A little bit streaky from worn blades is better than nothing.

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#241358 - 02/17/12 03:41 AM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: Meadowlark]
speedemon Offline
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Registered: 04/13/10
Posts: 98
I've been amazed at how much washer fluid I've gone through since moving to CO (get caught in ski traffic on i70 on a bad weekend and you'll probably use a quart). Luckily I have a fairly big fluid tank, and remember to check it often enough. Biggest problem I usually have is the rear wiper will freeze and not make any contact with the glass.

As for carrying a spare wiper, that is one of the nice things about having 3 windshield wipers that are all the same length (FJ cruiser). Something happens to one, you still have 2, which will clear enough of the window to have a good view.

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#241370 - 02/17/12 05:27 AM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: Hanscom]
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
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Originally Posted By: Hanscom
Fill a one liter soda bottle--or even a 20 ounce bottle--with WW fluid and keep it in the trunk with the jumper cables and the other auto rescue supplies.



Make sure if you put non-drinkable fluids in a soda bottle, to mark is properly or even tape the cap.
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#241379 - 02/17/12 12:12 PM Re: Check your windshield wiper fluid [Re: speedemon]
7point82 Offline
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Registered: 11/24/05
Posts: 478
Loc: Orange Beach, AL
Originally Posted By: speedemon
I've been amazed at how much washer fluid I've gone through since moving to CO (get caught in ski traffic on i70 on a bad weekend and you'll probably use a quart). Luckily I have a fairly big fluid tank, and remember to check it often enough. Biggest problem I usually have is the rear wiper will freeze and not make any contact with the glass.

As for carrying a spare wiper, that is one of the nice things about having 3 windshield wipers that are all the same length (FJ cruiser). Something happens to one, you still have 2, which will clear enough of the window to have a good view.


If the problem with the rear wiper is ice build up on the blade support you might want to try the newer beam blade style wipers that don't have external support structures. If the problem is ice build up on the arm they won't help with that however.
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