I Just tuned in to the thread ...

I had a gizmo on my SAAB (it was aftermarket, made in Sweden and sold by
the dealer) which was basically a heat exchanger you put in-line on the 
rad hose.   You cut a 3" section out of the host, clamped this puppy in
place, reroute some hoses - instant hot washer fluid!

It was a heavy guage metal, copper clad and wound with copper tubing the
same ID as washer hose.  It worked great, and not only in the great
white north.  Hot fluid does a great job of dissolving all those
swamp bug guts in the south too ..

- Frank

 >From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu  Fri Oct  7 18:01:40 1994
 >Date: Fri, 7 Oct 94 14:53:11 CDT
 >Reply-To: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu
 >Originator: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu
 >From: Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>
 >To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
 >Subject: Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
 >
 >
 >
 >While you are fooling around with the wiper fluid system, why not try and
 >rig something up so that you get heated fluid on the windshield. Maybe
 >connect to a length of coppper tubing and run that alongside the rad.
 >What do you think?
 >
 >
 >Alistair
 >
 >

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