Re: Pop goes the windshield

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 19:45:45 EST

Jason Bleazard wrote:

> 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.
>

Thanks Jason, now you've got me worried about the 2 tiny chips I have in
my windshield. Will definitely have to keep an eye on them. 

-- 
-andy

http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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