Windshield washer fluid (rant)

[Retired LTC USAR]

Fluid is low enough that it won't pump onto the windshield. Get a gallon of the pink stuff. Fill up tank. There is about an inch left in the gallon jug. Why not make the tank big enough to hold an entire gallon?

Rant off.

 

[ejeli]

Complain to the right people and they will package the fluid in three quart containers and charge you more...Packaging cost money.
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[Arik]

It may be big enough but you may have had an inch left on the bottom of your tank. If you were parked on an angle or a hill it may have been enough to move what little fluid you had left and not pump it

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Fluid is low enough that it won't pump onto the windshield. Get a gallon of the pink stuff. Fill up tank. There is about an inch left in the gallon jug. Why not make the tank big enough to hold an entire gallon?

Rant off.

Well I would think it is the same logic behind 10 hot dogs to a pack but only 8 buns to a pack. Or 50 rounds of .38 per box -you always have two left over (unless you're shooting a J frame). Just some of the little things in life that just piss one off more the older one gets.

 

[3dots]

I always cut the store bought stuff 50% anyway, it works just as good. So, I always have partial sitting around anyway. I use a lot of it because when I get tailgated at 80MPH on the Bush, nothing makes them back off quicker than hitting the washer and blowing my windshield poop all over theirs .

 

[finesse_r]

If it looks like rain, I just hire an illegal immigrant to run along side and spray the window anytime it needs to be cleaned.

 

[GatorFarmer]

I thought the left overs were there to make cocktails with...wait that is odd...I seem to have gone blind...

 

[NYlakesider]

Fluid is low enough that it won't pump onto the windshield. Get a gallon of the pink stuff. Fill up tank. There is about an inch left in the gallon jug. Why not make the tank big enough to hold an entire gallon?

Rant off.

Not a problem, if only a little is left over I just pour it in the other vehicle that normally sits about 4' away. Then the jug goes to the recycle bin. End of story

 

[Mickey D]

I buy the concentrate, always have some left in the bottle.

 

[Engineer1911]

I'm cheap

Dump 1/4 cup of ammonia in the windshield washer reservoir, fill with water almost to the cap, add ~ 1 tablespoon of dishwashing liquid. Your windows have never been so clean. The road scum and baked bugs come off immediately without driving blind for 2 minutes.

Dishwashing liquid goes in last to prevent foaming as you fill the reservoir. I sometimes use an empty 1 gallon milk jug to have a ready supply in the garage. One quart of ammonia makes 4 gallons of washer juice .

 

[venomballistics]

Well I would think it is the same logic behind 10 hot dogs to a pack but only 8 buns to a pack. Or 50 rounds of .38 per box -you always have two left over (unless you're shooting a J frame). Just some of the little things in life that just piss one off more the older one gets.

just buy 3 boxes of 38 and everyone is happy

 

[Engineer1911]

just buy 3 boxes of 38 and everyone is happy

SIX boxes of 50 and EVERYONE is HAPPIER.We all need to be happy and win our trophy.

 

[finesse_r]

you mean people actually use something besides water in those things?

 

[NYlakesider]

you mean people actually use something besides water in those things?

Well if you live in a area like I do that can & has seen -30F and way below freezing temperatures for about 2-3 months a year pure water does not do too good!

 

[cougar14]

Dump 1/4 cup of ammonia in the windshield washer reservoir, fill with water almost to the cap, add ~ 1 tablespoon of dishwashing liquid. Your windows have never been so clean. The road scum and baked bugs come off immediately without driving blind for 2 minutes.

Dishwashing liquid goes in last to prevent foaming as you fill the reservoir. I sometimes use an empty 1 gallon milk jug to have a ready supply in the garage. One quart of ammonia makes 4 gallons of washer juice .

Just make sure the label says "sudsy ammonia". I make glass cleaner for in the house the same way, way cheaper than Windex and dleans better. I add one ounce of alcohol per quart also.

 

[zonker5]

Well I would think it is the same logic behind 10 hot dogs to a pack but only 8 buns to a pack.

Extra hot dogs? Obviously spoiled canines are not a part of your family!

Or 50 rounds of .38 per box -you always have two left over (unless you're shooting a J frame).

There is a pawn shop in El Paso where you can buy ammunition by the round. Get a 6 shooter and get 6 rounds, most of their customers don't need more.

 

[DWalt]

I believe most windshield wiper fluid contains water, Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), ammonia, and detergent. I don't know the percentages. I think the main purpose of the alcohol is to lower the freezing point. Even just a 10% Isopropanol content lowers the freezing point to 25 deg. F. You can probably make your own a little cheaper than the store-bought stuff, but it's usually pretty cheap anyway.

 

[JcMack]

Did you know that kids are eating/drinking that anti-bacterial gel that comes in those pump bottles to get high?? I kid you not. If you've got a teenager in the neighborhood give him the leftover window washer stuff. I'm sure he'll be happy to drink it.

 

[dougb1946]

I like to carry extra in back. Follow a semi down a wet and salty road in a MN winter, and you can drain the reservoir really quick.

 

[Comrad]

That last inch is what's supposed to be spilled all over the engine.