RE: [DMCForum] Re: white haze

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think my heater core is leaking as well, but the haze on my windshield has
a green tint to it and looks like coolant.  When I first got the car and did
some cleaning, I was able to get everything off using nothing more than
Windex.  It has come back so I let it be until I have time to get into the
heater core area.  Josh tells me he will plan a special trip just to help me
with this ;)

Greg



-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren [mailto:LPLand@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 2:21 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Re: white haze




Bill and all-- I can smear it around the windshield but never fully
remove it. It looks at its worst when the sun shines on it and I can
see the swirls and streaks.  It doesn't seem permanent, as in etched
in, but it doesn't really wipe off either.  I haven't used the heater
since I got the car and honestly I have no clue if it works.    If I use
Windex, it turns milky white.

Someone suggested that it's ArmorAll, but I once had some success
with acetone on an ArmorAll'd windshield and acetone just makes
this stuff white and streaky.  Actually everything makes this stuff
milky white and streaky.

.....................LP
>
> Is this a permanent discoloration, or does it disappear after the
> engine is turned off? If the latter, I'm afraid your heater core may
> be leaking. When that happens the ethyl glycol in the antifreeze forms
> a frost looking film on the windshield. Gets worse as outide temps get
> colder. Some people call it "The Fog", but "The Slime" would be a
> better description -- there's absolutely no way to clean it off. Your
> only recourse is to bypass the heater core until replaced.

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