Taking a heat gun to the windshield to defrost it...

what do you think?

 

Might be ok if you keep the heat even.

But why?

 

Something not working with heating. Will have to wait till spring to fix because no indoor parking.

 

Ah I see. It doesn’t take much heat and it has to be over a wide area - might consider a hair dryer. My heat gun is too focused for this.

have you looked at the valve on the middle firewall under the hood? Seems to be a common fail

 

Sounds like a good way to crack the windshield.

Suggest you invest about $5 for an ice scraper. Learn how to use it. It takes less than 5 minutes to clear the frost.

BTW, windshield wipers are very poor scrapers.

If you are talking about the inside of the windshield, then suggest you get the system fixed. Or a 12Vdc fan blowing on the inside can help......some.

 

There is a coolant leak from the heater core whenever the heater is on. Only stops when coolant flow thru heater is stopped. I think it's a cracked pipe. Was going to change it out when I do I coolant flush (along with valves).

 

Sunday thread! Pre NFL early football games. New tradition.

 

I used to live in MD it does tend to get a bit nippy in the winter you don't like a warm truck?

 

Just buy windshield cover off Amazon....
windshield glass is multi layer.....heat is bad news....

As far as the leak....when u shut off the heat coil flow...it still stays pressurized...
I would suspect the valve or connections around it...

 

I got a can of Prestone windsheild deicer In my Taco when I bought it. I don't think ill ever go back to scraping unless its super thick ice.

 

Most likely it is the inside of the windshield that has the Ice . The outside is easy.

I drove home from Wyoming in January to Eastern Pa Pretty much needed to have the drivers window rolled down

I would forsure get that issue fixed.

 

they sell 12v plug-in defrosters you can mount on your dash for the winter