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Originally Posted by COLVERT
HE COULD HAVE CLEARED IT ALL BEFORE STARTING BY POURING SOME WARM WATER ON THE WINDOWS.
oOOOPS--Caps lock on.--  |
You've spent too long in the south of France climate Jon!
I appreciate that you say "warm" rather than "hot" but quickly increasing the temperature of glass at freezing point doesn't strike me as a good idea. But in any case what will happen is that the "warm" water will instantly freeze thereby making the situation worse!
In the past I have tried the de-icing sprays which have the disadvantage of producing a smeary coating which hampers visibility. I now find that the simplest method is the best: a manual ice scraper followed by putting the engine under load by driving away with windscreen defrost activated. The rapid warming-up of the K series petrol engines is very helpful!
Simon