[V8] Urban Legend?

[Miller, Chris]

The film on the inside of the windshield is often the first sign of a
heater core leak.... so if you start seeing more of a film (i.e., not
just dirt)...
if it is antifreeze, it will leave a slightly sticky and sweet tasting
residue.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Ed Kellock
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:20 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] Urban Legend?

In my '74 Mercedes which has sat for the majority of the last 3.5 years,
save 4 wonderful days a few months ago (long story), it cannot be
anything coming in through the HVAC system.  And it's not dust, it's
greasy and a huge PITA to remove.  If I crack the windows just an
1/8 of an inch, it is much less likely to occur, but still does.  Even
my urq did it when it was parked, closed, for the majority of our recent
stretch of near/over 100 degree days.

I don't think there's any doubt that it's from the materials inside of
the car.  Doesn't happen in the winter.

On 7/28/05, cobram at juno.com <cobram at juno.com> wrote:
> Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> writes:
> > air pollution coming through the HVAC system to your windshield 
> > vents.
> 
> Plausable, but doesn't explain the sometimes thick film you get when a

> car has been parked for a while.  You get the same film in cars 
> equipped with hepa filters too.  I conjecture it's mostly dust.  
> Everything probably gets coated evenly, you only notice it on the 
> windshield.  The origin of the dust is suspect, pixie dust or gremlin 
> dandruff gets my vote... ;-)
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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