defroster won't work

**whiteautogsx** · February 25th, 2007, 05:04 PM

simply put, it takes over an hour for my windshield to completely defrost. i usually just wipe it down with some napkins. it baffles me how the defrost on my 89 dodge minivan can work perfectly and my eclipse's won't work at all.

side note: i finally figured out my random misfire problem. plug wires. i swear those Accel wires only lasted two years. i switched back to the stock wires and it fixed the problem.

**EuroEclipse** · February 25th, 2007, 09:27 PM

how hard is it blowing and is it hot?
also, have you tried Fog-X?

**whiteautogsx** · February 25th, 2007, 10:13 PM

it blows very hard and it can get very hot when i set it that high. and i tried the fog-x about a month ago and it worked perfect for about two weeks, then i realized i had to keep reapplying the stuff. is there a way moisture can built up in the defroster vent? or can something in there get clogged with dust/dirt?

**OldDirtyNoSeven** · February 26th, 2007, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by whiteautogsx

it blows very hard and it can get very hot when i set it that high. and i tried the fog-x about a month ago and it worked perfect for about two weeks, then i realized i had to keep reapplying the stuff. is there a way moisture can built up in the defroster vent? or can something in there get clogged with dust/dirt?

If your drains in the cowl duct are plugged it will never defrost,

(Cowl area is the below the wiper arms)

or your ac evaporator drain is plugged too.

**turbocooker** · February 26th, 2007, 09:42 AM

does the ac compressor kick on when you put it on defrost?

**whiteautogsx** · February 26th, 2007, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by OldDirtyNoSeven

If your drains in the cowl duct are plugged it will never defrost,

(Cowl area is the below the wiper arms)

or your ac evaporator drain is plugged too.

thanks, i'll check those tonight.

Originally Posted by turbocooker

does the ac compressor kick on when you put it on defrost?

i'm pretty sure mine doesn't come on. is it supposed to?

**98spydert** · February 26th, 2007, 03:55 PM

Yep, that's how defrosters work :) That and warming the glass up a bit with the heat.

**whiteautogsx** · February 26th, 2007, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by 98spydert

Yep, that's how defrosters work :) That and warming the glass up a bit with the heat.

haha, great... so all the guys who ditch their air-con pretty much screw themselves?

**Underdog** · February 26th, 2007, 08:35 PM

What about cars that didn't come with A/C from the factory....does that mean that they also didn't come with defrosters????? :o

**turbocooker** · February 26th, 2007, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by whiteautogsx

Originally Posted by 98spydert

Yep, that's how defrosters work :) That and warming the glass up a bit with the heat.

haha, great... so all the guys who ditch their air-con pretty much screw themselves?

yup pretty much. what i've found that works great is to crack the window just a little and blast the heat. i dont always want my compressor on all the time so i do this if its not raining bad. but yea the a/c comp is supposed to kick on with the defrost, it drys the air which gets rid of the moisture on the windshield. another thing, clean your windshield so its spotless. a dirty windshield will fog up like no other.

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