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teem - 23 Oct 2005 17:02 GMT

I'm really not looking forward to this,today I turned it on & the damn
thing fogged up-heavier!,it took a 5 minute warm up to clear off the
windsheild,next time,NO BLOWER until the damn I_Ron warms up.I'm
whinning this to Saturn next oil change.

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B. Peg - 23 Oct 2005 21:14 GMT

> I'm really not looking forward to this,today I turned it on & the damn
> thing fogged up-heavier!,it took a 5 minute warm up to clear off the
> windsheild,next time,NO BLOWER until the damn I_Ron warms up.I'm
> whinning this to Saturn next oil change.

That windshield fogging is annoying. I got used to carrying a microfleece
towel from the auto parts store in the front door pocket. Sometimes it
fogged up so quick it was scary! I know of running the A/C to help remove
the interior moisture, but it seems wrong to run an A/C when it's 30 degrees
outside.

Maybe those RainX Towelettes would help to alleviate the problem. Couldn't
hurt I guess.

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teem - 23 Oct 2005 21:28 GMT

I do the rain-x on the out side,great for a month,then the wipers rub
it off.As for the inside,I gues the best thing to do is keep it clean
with windex.On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:14:15 GMT, "B. Peg"
<bent_peg@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>> I'm really not looking forward to this,today I turned it on & the damn
>> thing fogged up-heavier!,it took a 5 minute warm up to clear off the
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>Maybe those RainX Towelettes would help to alleviate the problem. Couldn't
>hurt I guess.

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Mark Carroll - 24 Oct 2005 00:55 GMT

(snip)

>That windshield fogging is annoying. I got used to carrying a microfleece
>towel from the auto parts store in the front door pocket. Sometimes it
>fogged up so quick it was scary! I know of running the A/C to help remove
>the interior moisture, but it seems wrong to run an A/C when it's 30 degrees
>outside.

a/c really is often as much about removing moisture as it is about
reducing temperature. It seems strange, I agree, but yeah, I use
a combination of a/c and heating on wet, cold mornings too.

>Maybe those RainX Towelettes would help to alleviate the problem. Couldn't
>hurt I guess.

Yes, I find a big help comes from the little Rain-X bottle of stuff
you are meant to put on the inside of the windows - you squirt a bit
on a cloth and give them a wiping, and it works pretty well for a
while.

-- Mark

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Oppie - 24 Oct 2005 01:27 GMT

Check the A/C condensate drain is open. Sometimes the water collects and
makes the initial blow of the 'defogger' heavy in moisture that will just
condense on the windshield. Also check the A/C is running. It may be low on
refrigerant or not functioning properly. The A/C is supposed to dry the air
before it hits the windshield. And lastly, be sure that the recirculate is
off.

Good Luck
Oppie

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teem - 26 Oct 2005 00:23 GMT

It's like if theres a slight bit of humidity-WHAM_ it all blws onto
the windsheild.On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:27:23 -0400, "Oppie"
<oppie@-nospam-cloud9.net> wrote:

>Check the A/C condensate drain is open. Sometimes the water collects and
>makes the initial blow of the 'defogger' heavy in moisture that will just
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>> windsheild,next time,NO BLOWER until the damn I_Ron warms up.I'm
>> whinning this to Saturn next oil change.

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Box134 - 26 Oct 2005 03:07 GMT

Yes, exactly what I was going to suggest. I recall on other cars wondering
why defrosting was so poor, only to discover I had it on recirculate. Did
the same with the Saturn first day I owned it.

> And lastly, be sure that the recirculate is
> off.

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teem - 27 Oct 2005 02:39 GMT

There is high humidity in the winter months--I never think of
that,when warming up my car in the morning.On Tue, 25 Oct 2005

>Yes, exactly what I was going to suggest. I recall on other cars wondering
>why defrosting was so poor, only to discover I had it on recirculate. Did
>the same with the Saturn first day I owned it.
>
>> And lastly, be sure that the recirculate is
>> off.

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