Re: Winter Driving




eastwardbound2003@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I was out driving in Kansas this winter and the spray nozzels for the
> windshield washer fluid actually froze up. This prevented me from
> washing the road salt off my windshield. I had to pull over on a busy
> interstate to scrape the road salt off my windsheild.
>
> Is there anything to do about this problem?
>
> In the morning during a cold start up the power steering fluid is still
> half frozen or something and the steering wheels is stiff. This
> happens in 10 degree temperatures and below. (Farenheit) Are there
> cars on the market that can heat the fluid using electric resistance
> heat or something?
>
> Oh and about the radiator freezing up. If the coolant gets frozen what
> happens to the water pump during cold start up? Doesn't that break the
> water pump since it would be seized in place from the frozen coolant?
> That sounds like a very expensive problem to me...

You don't know a damn thing about cars do you?. You'll like it here.

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