From: Usenet Nutter on
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:29:10 -0000, "IanT" <noemail(a)email.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"Usenet Nutter" <individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:56:12 -0000, "Duncan Wood"
>> <nntpnews(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:54:58 -0000, Usenet Nutter
>>><individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tried my Mondeo washers the other day after filling up the bottle but
>>>> very little came out the jets ...I then realised it was probably same
>>>> thing as what had happened a couple of years ago so looking at the
>>>> front bumper confirmed this ...fluid spewing on to the road ...the
>>>> tubing had popped off the pump . Not a clever design point having it
>>>> placed where it is behind the bumper/headlight area .
>>>>
>>>> Any Mondeo owners know ways of preventing this freezing?
>>>
>>>Use more washer fluid:-)
>>
>> You probably thought that was a smart answer :-) I bet you don't
>> mean fill the bottle up to the top. Have you seen the weather
>> outside ?
>
>He doesn't sound as thick as you! What do you think is in screenwash?
>Why do you think he was telling you to put more in the tank?
>If you just use water which will freeze then I can see your problem.
>My washer jets have not frozen yet and my car has been outside at -5c
>and not in it's heated garage.
>

Oh FFS ..Read again what I said I knew exactly what was meant .Idiot
!!

-5C ..Quite warm your way then ?
From: Conor on

"Usenet Nutter" <individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Tried my Mondeo washers the other day after filling up the bottle but
> very little came out the jets ...I then realised it was probably same
> thing as what had happened a couple of years ago so looking at the
> front bumper confirmed this ...fluid spewing on to the road ...the
> tubing had popped off the pump . Not a clever design point having it
> placed where it is behind the bumper/headlight area .
>
> Any Mondeo owners know ways of preventing this freezing .
>
Yeah. That Halfords pre-mixed winter screenwash seems to do the job.

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From: Gordon H on
In message <hhr98e$rfd$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, IanT
<noemail(a)email.co.uk> writes
>
>"Usenet Nutter" <individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:56:12 -0000, "Duncan Wood"
>> <nntpnews(a)dmx512.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>Use more washer fluid:-)
>>
>> You probably thought that was a smart answer :-) I bet you don't
>> mean fill the bottle up to the top. Have you seen the weather
>> outside ?
>
>He doesn't sound as thick as you!

>My washer jets have not frozen yet and my car has been outside at -5c
>and not in it's heated garage.
>
Since you don't really need that apostrophe in the above sentence, can I
borrow it?

I probably think that was a smart answer.
;-)
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From: Arty Effem on
>
> > It should be made clear that screen wash is available in both
> > concentrated form and also ready to use. If it's ready to use then it
> > should be used neat, but if you use concentrated fluid neat it'll have
> > your laquer off.
>
> No it won't.
>
I've experienced it myself and it wasn't anywhere near neat. YMMV.
From: Duncan Wood on
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:48:09 -0000, Arty Effem <ignoring(a)mail.com> wrote:

>>
>> > It should be made clear that screen wash is available in both
>> > concentrated form and also ready to use. If it's ready to use then it
>> > should be used neat, but if you use concentrated fluid neat it'll have
>> > your laquer off.
>>
>> No it won't.
>>
> I've experienced it myself and it wasn't anywhere near neat. YMMV.

You'd be wanting to have words with whichever cowboys sprayed your
"laquer" then.