I live in NH, our weather is all over the place.
We've had a couple mornings below freezing already with rain preceding the evening before.
My windshield sprayers became frozen those mornings...
until the engine heated up enough to thaw out the water inside the spray tip.
Water would freeze in/over the spray tips.
Initally, running the sprayers doesn't clear out the tips.
(My windshield fluid does contain de-icer.)

Anyone have "instant" de-icing ideas where I could just apply something to the spray tip that won't harm the hood / clear coat?
I don't want to bring a cup of hot water out from the house.
Maybe something I could leave in the truck, just grab and apply / spray?
I'm wondeirng if lock de-icer would work.
Has anyone tried that on their spray tips?
I intend / hope to install a block heater, but who knows when I'll get there.

Thoughts, opinions?
Thanks, nhford

 

Maybe try covering your sprayers with some blue painters tape the night before? Come out in the morning and remove the tape, hopefully any accumulated ice will come off with the tape. I've always been able to clear any ice\snow away from mine with gloves.

 

Spray windshield deicer.

http://doitbest.com/Door+Lock+and+Wi...sku-571814.dib

 

remote starter???? I use mine All the time..

 

my Dads work truck (08 Sierra) has heated washer fluid. It's pretty neat but I don't know how you would rig something up like that on our trucks.

 

this is going to sound weird but put vodka in the windshield tank. vodka wont freeze

 

X2 Spray deicer or the remote starter Idea. Or be cheap like me and walk outside and crank it about 5-10 mins before you leave

 

as soon as i read the thread title thats the first thing i thought of..

then i thought how could u adapt something that to a truck that doesnt have it... then it hit me.. a heater like the ones they use in fish tanks...what do you think ?? it could work

 

I actually think that that could work. The more I think about it the more I think that would work. You should try it and then post a write-up. That is a really good idea.

 

How about some actual washer solvent that doesn't freeze?

 

Back to the heated washer deal, couldn't you get a cheap engine block heater that sticks to the oil pan and some how rig it up on your washer tank. Just plug it up at night and in the morning you will have warm water...you'd have to look at how hot it gets tho to make sure that you dont melt your reservoir.

 

once again another good idea. somebody is going to have to try these.

 

its not always the actual solvent that freezes, which keeps u from using the actual washer fluid.. its ice that builds up in the squirters.. i think hittin ght ice with like 80* washer fluid would be a bit more effective in melting the ice rather than just some non iceing washer fluid..

 

Thanks for the tips everyone.
Some interesting ideas & some logical ones.
I don't plan to add any Vodka, sorry.
I'll let that will warm me up on a cold night.

I plan to get a starter installed soon, so hope fully that should take care of the frozen spray tips.
My question based on earlier block heater and 'starter' ideas.
Is it worth it to add a block heater even though I wil have the remote starter installed?
Save on wear to turn the engine over and heat up faster?

 

Definitely worth it - a lot less engine wear and strain on the starter. 0W20 synthetic oil is worth it too.