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2 Dec 2006, 00:38 (Ref:1779911) | #1 | ||
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Anti Mist Windscreen
HAS ANYBODY DISCOVERED A WAY OF STOPPING A SCREEN FOM MISTING UP WHEN ITS RAINING ? APART FROM FITTING A HEATED JOB.
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2 Dec 2006, 08:25 (Ref:1779997) | #2 | ||
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Hi Gordon, After trying all the old method,s ie Toothpaste ,Half Potato,etc,etc ,Fog City is the most successful if applied by the book,you will need to reapplie on a regular basis though.
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I fitted a small plug into cigar lighter (but modified and wired direct) heater blower into my yellow chevy for Donington as I was convinced we would be deluged with rain but amazingly it was dry so never had the chance to use it but it cerainly looks like it may work and was only cheap from Maccess so worth a try. I have installed it under the dash blowing up on to screen.
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2 Dec 2006, 13:41 (Ref:1780315) | #4 | ||
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Washing up liquid. Apply, let dry, then polish off. Works a treat!
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2 Dec 2006, 16:24 (Ref:1780381) | #5 | ||
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Lemon or ocean freshness, John?
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If, as Freddie Mercury claimed, fat bottomed girls make the rocking world go round, isn't it about time that Croydon received some recognition for its contribution to astrophysics? |
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What car?
Most, nay all production cars have a demister duct that blows a draught of air onto the screen. I have a length of that silver ducting from the usual entry point outside under the windscreen straight to the nozzle behind the 'screen. No heater, no fan, just fresh air. Works very well, even in rain. John |
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I Have Tried Various Lotions N Potions Over The Years ,i Even Run A Hose From The Front Of The Car Through A Double Skin On The Dry Sump Tank Then To The Original Demister Tube. I Wonder If It Is Because I Use A Lexan Screen ? I Dont Have A Charging System On The Car So I Cant Run Electrical Heaters For Very Long . Ok In A Clubbie Quickie Though .
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Why dont you run a charging system Gordon as a matter of interest, you realise you should get a better spark at the ignition with a lightweight generator as the voltage will increase to over 13 volts and be under 12 wthout. It may outweight the slight weight and very little drag on the engine.
Its funny how different people thoughts are on this, a friend of mine used to run in a short oval formula that for some obscure reason did not allow alternators or generators (???) so he rigged a secret one up running off the prop shaft a (independant rear suspenson Seirra) and he swore he saw an advantage and his on track championship winning performances backed him up. He is incidently a very good engineer who would have researched this throughly prior to fitting it. Last edited by Al Weyman; 3 Dec 2006 at 08:42. |
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Al .you Are Probably Right, Its Just That I Always Wanted To Get
The Last Gnats Hp With The Lightest Weight Car I Could Make. I Could Use A Small Altenator And Gear It Down As Long As It Would Stop On The Engine , I Do Use A Lot Of Revs ! My Mate Fitted One On His Lotus Cortina Off Of A Mini Digger. I Am Rebuilding The Engine At The Moment So I May Well Look Into It. |
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Gordon,the latest type of alternator should easyly take 9k,they were originaly built for approx 12! They are also extremely light,you certainly wont notice any difference in performance.
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Also use what I do and I only rev to 7800, a big alloy pully from real steel, they also help stop slippage as well as gear it down and stopped me shedding fan belts with a lightweight (read auto flex plate) flywheel as the belt gets loads more purchase on the pulley. My mate resorted to an expensive toothed belt system on his Camaro to stop throwing belts but the big pully worked a treat.
I know others have said it Gordon but what internet software are you using, just wondered if you had a wrong setting in there (Title Case check box ticked???)causing upper case on each word as it must be damned hard to do that deliberately. Oh and Gordon the way you go you are probably right (at least till it rains!) :-) Last edited by Al Weyman; 4 Dec 2006 at 19:27. |
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I like using the Anti - Mist visor spray that you can get from most bike centers.
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