94 Accord LX concerns

External Since: May 02, 2006 Posts: 22

"John Paul" <jp_invalid RemoveThis @freemail.hu> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:32:25 -0800, jim beam wrote:
> //snipped//
>>> However the feel of that condensation on the window definitely feels
>>> slick, just like the feel of the coolant.
>>
>>that's unlikely to be coolant making it slick - when stuff evaporates,
>>it all separates out - just like a school science distillation
>>experiment. use some good old fashioned windex and clean the glass with
>>plenty of "elbow grease" and see what happens then.

However, the residue left behind is oily and sticky. I had a partially
flattened copper tube leading into the heater core on a Jeep. The rubber
heater hose from the block was leaking into the housing around the core
itself. The result was vaporised coolant mixture blown through the defrost
system onto the windshield. The film obscured the windshield, smelled like
coolant, was oily and sticky, and very difficult to remove. As I remember, I
used heated club soda, followed by Windex to get it off.

>
> I also thought about distill but then I also know that the main
> ingrediant in antifreeze is a type of alcohol which will be present in
> evaporation as any moonshiner can testify to it. Wink

Usually occurs only if an improperly cleaned vehicle is used as the
condensor vice a good quality copper worm.

DaveD

>
> JP

External Since: Jan 20, 2007 Posts: 8

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:38:13 -0900, "Dave and Trudy" wrote:

>However, the residue left behind is oily and sticky. I had a partially
>flattened copper tube leading into the heater core on a Jeep. The rubber
>heater hose from the block was leaking into the housing around the core
>itself. The result was vaporised coolant mixture blown through the defrost
>system onto the windshield. The film obscured the windshield, smelled like
>coolant, was oily and sticky, and very difficult to remove. As I remember, I
>used heated club soda, followed by Windex to get it off.

This is exactly what I've had.

>> I also thought about distill but then I also know that the main
>> ingrediant in antifreeze is a type of alcohol which will be present in
>> evaporation as any moonshiner can testify to it. Wink

>Usually occurs only if an improperly cleaned vehicle is used as the
>condensor vice a good quality copper worm.

I just had the heater core replaced and things look good right away. I
saw the old core and indeed it was leaking.

JP