Re: Spontaneous Windshield Breakage?!?

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

I don't think the sun will heat fast enough to cause breakage.  The
temp change is too gradual.  Same with your defroster.  The thing
that kills it is quick temp change such as cold water on a hot windshield
or
hot water on a very cold one.  
I've never had a defroster crack a windshield.

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On Tue, 26 May 1998 13:49:36 +0200 "Peter Plangger" <pepe@z.zgs.de>
writes:
>>an opposite effect: if you drove your car for a while with the A/C
>set to
>>low temperature and then left the car in a sunny spot, the windshield
>could
>>get rapidly heated and break from the stress.
>
>Good point. I never thought of that before. Thinking of the my
>windshield being glued to the car body and the fact that the car is
>black which attracts heat makes it even worse.
>I conclude: No cool air on windscreen.
>
>BTW, isn't it even more critical in winter to scrape the ice off the
>windscreen and then toasting it by blowing hot air?
>
>Peter
>
>'91 Audi 90 2.3E
>
>

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