Cold Weather Problems

106 messages, Last post on Mar 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM

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#104 of 106 Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [alternator] by bigfur Mar 12, 2009 (3:46 pm)
Replying to: alternator (Feb 16, 2009 1:23 pm) Had the washer reservoir freeze on my 89 F-250 during a very cold streak here in MN a few years back. Replies to this message: alternator (Mar 12, 2009 7:38 pm) dtownfb (Mar 13, 2009 8:46 am)
#105 of 106 Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [bigfur] by alternator Mar 12, 2009 (7:38 pm)
Replying to: bigfur (Mar 12, 2009 3:46 pm) I am sure that the liquid in the washer reservoir can freeze, but how can the expansion of that freezing liquid damage the container, since there is nothing to effectively impede its expansion? Replies to this message: dtownfb (Mar 13, 2009 8:46 am)
#106 of 106 Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir Leakage [alternator] by dtownfb Mar 13, 2009 (8:46 am)
Replying to: alternator (Mar 12, 2009 7:38 pm) Not unless the filler opening is as wide as the reservoir itself, that opening is enough of a constriction to force the fluid to expanded elsewhere. In other words, the reservoir will crack in the weakest point. Evidently the cap held on tight enough that the reservoir broke first.