Nifty trick

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:08 pm

If you dont have time to wait to defrost the car in the morning, or wait on the kettle:

sirwiggum · Post by **sirwiggum** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:16 am

My old XUD ZX, I used to throw a blanket over the engine at night in the cold weather when the glow plugs were on their way out.

-9 this morning, struggling to start and I thought I might have to start doing this trick on the HDi

Just make sure to take the blanket out

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:35 am

theres no blanket over the engine it just starts on its own.
the blanket in question is the one out of the dogs house, hes allowed into the house in this weather.

Post by **Welly** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:12 am

I use a watering can (with the rose removed) and hot water from the kitchen tap. If your glass is clean enough it runs straight off but I did have a re-freeze this morning on the rear window (-9deg).

My missus tries spray de-icer but it won't spray when it's really cold - I think the propellant dies

Post by **steve_earwig** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:47 am

I've been warned not to have the water too hot - the screen will shatter apparently. I washed the snow off my entire car the other day with hot water - I just have to shut off the boiler feed in the boiler house and open the feed to the boiler indoors and I get hot water coming out of the hose pipe tap

Post by **Welly** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:02 pm

I've never had a problem with tap hot water <60 deg C, I've done it for years. As soon as it hits the screen it cools right down anyway (sometimes freezing again like today).

Boiling water can be dodgy though.

Post by **DaiRees** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:15 pm

Here's my nifty solution for keeping frost, snow and everything else off the cars

Post by **steve_earwig** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:22 pm

Providing you never actually go anywhere...

Post by **DaiRees** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:30 pm

Well the cars are usually home overnight when most of the frost occurs

Post by **steve_earwig** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:54 pm

Ahh, there's nothing like coming out of the supermarket to find your car looks like a loaf of bread

Then the question is do you put it away with snow on it or leave it out?

Post by **Bailes1992** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:01 pm

When I pop round Dai... I hope you realise you going to be left with a Focus, no 406 and no car port ;) I'm taking them with me

Post by **DaiRees** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:16 pm

Put it away with snow on it

Post by **DaiRees** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:17 pm

Bailes1992 wrote:When I pop round Dai... I hope you realise you going to be left with a Focus, no 406 and no car port ;) I'm taking them with me

We've already got a focus, I don't want another one

Post by **Bailes1992** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:36 pm

DaiRees wrote:
Bailes1992 wrote:When I pop round Dai... I hope you realise you going to be left with a Focus, no 406 and no car port ;) I'm taking them with me
We've already got a focus, I don't want another one

Really? Thats news to me too

What is it?

Post by **DaiRees** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:57 pm

'07 Focus Ghia 1.6 Ti-VCT. I like it a lot, but not as much as my pug

Bought it brand new from Skinners, these pics were taken the day we had it, can't find any more recent ones.

406oc.co.uk

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