Date:         Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:20:52 -0700
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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Where's Alistair when he's needed? Cuz that's a can of worms for sure.
I have a problem envisioning a significant (if any) amount of alcohol
evaporating through those two tiny nozzles, unless you were to leave
the liquid in there for a year or more. At that point it could have
escaped through the porous plastic reservoir, but say it somehow was
proven to be true, wouldn't the installation of a simple w/washer
check valve resolve this issue? (insert happy face here so I don't get
in trouble)

Miguel

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess
them, needs religion.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe



On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> re
> alcohol evaporates out the
> wiper nozzle slowly
>
> are you saying that alcohol evaporates out of a water-alcohol solution ?
>
> that would mean a beer or glass of wine sitting out would have less alcohol
> in it after a while.
>
> if they were serious about the freezing protection of the product, they'd
> say what temp it's good down to, one would think.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard A Jones" <Jones@COLORADO.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 1:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
>
>
>>> I've found too that the cheap xxxx blue stuff thats .99
>>> cents a gallon will freeze, despite what the label says. It
>>> won't freeze in the tank, but it will freeze in the lines to
>>> the wipers.
>>
>> Well, you should buy the good stuff--that costs 99 cents a
>> gallon!  ;-)
>>
>> Actually, what happens is that the alcohol evaporates out the
>> wiper nozzle slowly and so there goes your antifreeze.  Another
>> instance of "use it or lose it"....
>>
>> Richard
>