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Smoothie · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:52 am Post subject: Frost on the inside

With the cold weather here lately, I'm finding myself using the scraper and a squeegee more on the inside of the glass than on the outside. -Apparently due to water that's found its' way in, gone into the carpet, which then humidifies the interior air and condenses on the glass as outdoor temps drop. Standard procedure now is to drape a large towel over the dashboard and scrape the frost (squeegee if it's water) off the inside of the windsheild, then the same for the sides and rear hatch glass.
-Just imagining I'm not the only one with this problem since 924s tend to be leaky.

Anyone using any creative solutions - such as leaving the windows and/or sunroof open?

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dpw928 · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 1860 Location: owasso, ok 74055

Smoothie,

My 78 928 5 speed gets more water in the passenger compartment than the 931. The 928 has no sunroof and the battery box is in the rear. The blower motor has a gasket below it that could be leaking or the front cowling drain could be plugged. Both are a b***h to get to and since this is my daily driver, I'll just have to live with it until I get a rebuilt turbo in the 931.

Dennis
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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

This is funny , I am having this problem on a historic restoration project with single pane metal glass windows. I just did some research for the homeowner.
The answer lies in the moisture content inside the car rather than bad seals holding the cold air out.
One solution is to leave a window cracked at night so the moisture can escape.
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Sleykin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:

Get some fogX. Like rainex but for the inside. RainX on the outside helps with the frost problem on the outside too. Just beads of ice that are easy to see through/around.
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jpab924 · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

You know, I once had a 72 superbeetle, and in the winter time I had to instruct people not to breathe in the direction of my windshield. Boy that was a fun car to drive!

924RACR · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject:

I agree, it's because of the amount of water content in the car, usually due to leaking seals, etc. Even if it hasn't rained recently, the carpet can hold the moisture in and release it overnight. Leaving windows cracked is one of the simplest ways to clear it out (both at night and during the day, as the sun heats it up).

More motivation to fix those leaks. While I still have some small ones (hatch I think), it's gotten much much better than when I started.
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Llamaguy · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 711 Location: Indiana

Is it possible that it is leaking through the heater? because I get it on both sides and there's nothing to let the water in the driver side as if it was from the battery tray
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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

I have a hatch leak that I cannot seal. I replaced the seal and still it leaks.
When working on the car I like to keep my hands clean and always use a roll of toilet paper in the car. Well it fell on the rear floor and recently when I went to use the paper to clean the windshield I could not get the roll off the floor. It soaked up all the water and was frozen solid. I guess I will have to wait till spring to get it off.

Anybody got change of a 5 dollar bill. I just got the runs.
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augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

I hear that "Olestra "the chemical in non fat chips , will give you a hatch leak.
Better start there first.
Keep another roll handy just in case
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Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
I knew that positive thinking thing wouldn't work.

Paul · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject:

Gives a new image of "POS"

LOL!

Smoothie · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:16 am Post subject:

Whoa yeah - I'm in need of change for a twenty after that cup of McDonald's coffee this morning

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Hey, the quick-easy fix of leaving the windows opened a crack's been solving the glass-inside moisture problem - keeping the moisure in the carpet where it belongs.

Just a 1/4" opening's all that's needed and it doesn't let tooo much rain or snow in.
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goturbo · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Massillon Ohio, USA

Had to laugh when I saw this topic

I've had a towel freeze to the floor-are we crazy? It was so bad with my car that in the summer I would run an extension cord out to the car and have a couple of small fans running all night long to help dry it out after we had a couple days of rain. Even after I repalced the sunroof seals it leaked, so I silly-coned it shut. It appeared that it was leaking at the sheet metal joint where everything up top comes together, right in the corner of the sunroof. Whoda Thunk it.

Worst part of it is, when I pulled all that stuff out when I started the restoration, I could not believe that I was driving around with that nastyness in my car. If the health department would have found out about that, they would have set up a tent around my garage and condemned the whole place.

Food for thought...

Ozzie · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:45 am Post subject:

Having a giggle here about the freezing towels/toilet paper.
In the great land of OZ a person has to go out of ones way to find a sub zero climate.
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blargonator · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 100 Location: kalamazoo MI

i get a lot of condensation right under my dash, of course my windshield looks like a shower door. i have a little hole in the rear hatch seal near the bottom. i generally allow the snow to build up though

Llamaguy · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 711 Location: Indiana

I just thought of this, if our cars are so moisty, we should use them as a giant humidor! although I'm sure theres more to it.
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