rell
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demister
For the sva you need to have a demister on the windscreen.
Im going to be having a flat bottomed locost so the engine bay is going to be sealed.
can i duct the air from the engine bay up infront of the windscreen and say that will demist the windsreen (which it would i think?)
will this idea pass the test or not and has eney one tryed it.
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timf
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 10:24 AM |
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the sva demist requires that the screen has enough air to clear it and the test is done statically so unless you plan to have a fan assist it
won't pass
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rell
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 11:00 AM |
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dam heated screen it is 
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timf
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 11:11 AM |
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why not try one of the small lecy demister blowers
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blueshift
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 11:32 AM |
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If we go for a windscreen I'm definitely looking into electrical demisters after what happened to hicost..
put the fear of water into me.
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 12:04 PM |
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the little lecy demister's you see in those cheap mail order catalogues are great. Stuck them in my friends mini and they demisted the
windscreen in seconds. Beats waiting for the engine to warm up before they work.
I've thought about ducting air from around the exhaust manifold too, so when your moving you can switch the heaters off.
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 12:27 PM |
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Hmmmm, dodgy ground ducting engine bay air into the cabin,
Leaky manifold = Sleepy = crash
Colin
ATB
Locoboy
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 01:22 PM |
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Be o.k. in a locost though, no roof .
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Simon
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 01:37 PM |
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Colin,
"Hmmmm, dodgy ground ducting engine bay air into the cabin"
It's how they did it on aircooled cars - just ensure manifold is sound, make a box around it with a fresh air supply (external) and some sort of
blower!
Call it a heat exchanger
ATB
Simon
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 01:51 PM |
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Pete, if soft enought to want a heater then a roof has sure to follow suit! 
I come from the land where the men wear skirts and no undercrackers, we know what cold is, no heaters for us must ba a southern jessie thing going
on!
ATB
Locoboy
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Mark H
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 02:43 PM |
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1. Go to SVA with no windscreen at all.
2. Pass SVA.
3. THEN worry about screen, demisters, wipers, squirters, etc!!
You never know, you might like it windowless (get a helmet though!!), or grab an areoscreen (£20).
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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blueshift
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 03:06 PM |
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With an aeroscreen, do you still get rocks and bugs in your face?
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Simon
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 03:08 PM |
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My aerosreen is attached to my bashhat so s/be ok
ATB
Simon
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rell
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 03:40 PM |
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what is a lecy dimister?
sound a bit poo coming avon or littlewoods
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rell
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 03:43 PM |
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Had an idea would tape heating work if you run it along the bottom of the windscreen to heat up the glass ?
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Simon
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| posted on 22/9/03 at 03:57 PM |
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Rell,
Basically it's a 12v hairdryer that a) runs off electricity rather than using hot water, and b) looks nothing like a hairdryer.
ATB
Simon
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James
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Rell,
Basically it's a 12v hairdryer that a) runs off electricity rather than using hot water, and b) looks nothing like a hairdryer.
ATB
Simon
Car Builder Solutions do one for about £24
It's about 6-8" wide so may need some ducting to clear entire screen- or a second one!
HTH,
James
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Mark H
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 11:19 AM |
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Blueshaft
quote:
With an aeroscreen, do you still get rocks and bugs in your face?
You do indeed (I wear a helmet for that reason plus the tears you get over 50 mph make you blind!), but suspect you would with a full screen anyway.
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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rell
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 12:58 PM |
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where do i get one of these gloryfied hairdryer from ?
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James
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| posted on 24/9/03 at 03:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rell
where do i get one of these gloryfied hairdryer from ?
Look up 3 posts...
James
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