z34Phoenix Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 i heard about this on tv the other day... heating the tank sounds like a good idea, but it would take a lot of time to warm it up. for winter starts, an electric heater is the best idea. since it is inline, it will warm the fluid faster im down here in florida, so im not in that big of hurry, i was thinking about wrapping the fluid hose around the coolent return line. then covering them in heat reflective tape. to seal in the heat. but this probably only work for the first burst of fluid.... maybe wrap a metal line around the exhaust Xover pipe? need to find away to keep the rubber hose from melting at the attachememt to the metal... but the heat should be high enough to give repeatable hot fluid.but the fluid in the line would most likely boil... so use the Xover heatshield?... just trying to find somthing that will heat up fast and not get too hot...hope these ideas spawn some others.... maybe we can figure out a cheep way to do this.... but after seeing $50 for one... that is pretty cheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitcor Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 CanadianTire on sale for 49.95C$ windshield washer Heater Tried to link it for you failed now try finding that for sale in the US. Canadian Tire doesnt ship to US and there are no US stores selling that. There are a couple entires on ebay for the Motormaster unit but they all start at $99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 And I was refering to using the stock washer fluid resivoir, and making a custom upper rad. hose that would run from the rad., under the washer fluid resivior, then back over to the thermostat housing. Though... might be a tad eaiser with a coolant bottle that is mounted right beside the radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMetz63 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 I would make several holes in the washer container and connect them via a set of plastic tubes, and then run the hose from the radiator through those tubes. It certianly would decrease the capacity of the tank though. Kind of like an intercooler or a radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 I would make several holes in the washer container and connect them via a set of plastic tubes, and then run the hose from the radiator through those tubes. It certianly would decrease the capacity of the tank though. Kind of like an intercooler or a radiator. Slightly confused on that one. It still has to go thru the pump somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMetz63 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 It would, i was just thinking of the most efficient way to heat the fluid. Running the lines through the tank instead of around was what I was getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Someone awhile back said he just connected the pump outlet to some tubing which he wrapped around the radiator hose. He said it worked great, and very cheap. If you need it to heat up faster, you could even use copper tubing around the radiator hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34Phoenix Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 yeah!! thin copper tubing around the exhaust !!!!!!! that will get the fluid hot!!! as long as the cold fluid doesnt crack the tubing.... OR you could just use alcohol for wiper fluid!!! that would melt any ice and if you want it hot... just throw a spark plug at the end of the sprayer !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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