Pop goes the windshield

From: Jason Bleazard (dml@bleazard.net)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 18:05:12 EST


This was a new one on me... driving along this morning with the defroster
on high trying to melt some ice on the side and rear windows. Suddenly, I
heard a loud POP! At first I thought I'd been hit by something falling
from the sky, but then noticed that there was a new crack going about 80%
the width of the windshield. The obvious starting point is last year's
rock chip that had been "repaired." No thanks to I-80 or the state of
Wyoming :-).

I had always wondered if too much heat from the defroster on a cold day
could cause that. Guess now I know.

-- 
Jason Bleazard  http://www.bleazard.net  Burlington, Ontario
his:  '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black



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