Post by: gregwho on February 15, 2009, 02:17:38 PM
Post by: Panic mechanic! on February 15, 2009, 02:45:44 PM
If you think about it everytime you get into your jeep on a cold day your screen mists up cos of the water vapour in your breath hits the cold glass and condenses. so to reduce the vapour you need to do the same thing as you do in the summer, run the heater but allow the heated and moist air to escape from the cabin by having a window open a few mm
Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 15, 2009, 03:16:03 PM
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if you have air conditioning in your jeep and its still working, during the winter months you still need to run the system to keep it from drying the seals out. with an air conditioner system if you are running the heating system in the winter and recycling the air from within the vehicle, you will get a build up of moisture within the cabin
The A/C comes on in a Jeep whenever the heater is set to 'screen' anyway wheter you like it or not. It also automatically comes off of Recirc on a Grand Cherokee at the same time. If there is a lot of condensation check for water under the carpets and find the source of the leak.
Post by: Panic mechanic! on February 15, 2009, 09:04:55 PM
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The A/C comes on in a Jeep whenever the heater is set to 'screen' anyway whether you like it or not. It also automatically comes off of Recirc on a Grand Cherokee at the same time. If there is a lot of condensation check for water under the carpets and find the source of the leak.
surely you mean it goes 'on' to recirc when the air conditioner comes on? The whole point in air con is to constantly recirc the air inside the vehicle and chill it down. if you bring in warm air it doesn't work as effectively? or thats what the Air con guy i worked with told me when he did my air con top up
Post by: Bishops Finger on February 15, 2009, 09:23:44 PM
Use fresh stuff as well
Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 15, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
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The A/C comes on in a Jeep whenever the heater is set to 'screen' anyway whether you like it or not. It also automatically comes off of Recirc on a Grand Cherokee at the same time. If there is a lot of condensation check for water under the carpets and find the source of the leak.
surely you mean it goes 'on' to recirc when the air conditioner comes on? The whole point in air con is to constantly recirc the air inside the vehicle and chill it down. if you bring in warm air it doesn't work as effectively? or thats what the Air con guy i worked with told me when he did my air con top up
Not when on demist. Recirc is disabled to use air from outside rather than recirculating the moistire laden air inside the car to ensure rapid window demisting.
Post by: tim_aka_tim on February 15, 2009, 11:36:35 PM
Post by: Dutch on February 16, 2009, 07:28:51 PM
There seems to be a separate (small) radiator or heat exchanger hidden behind the dash controlling your heating and it was suggested that this had sprung a leak. It was also suggested that to repair this the whole dash had to come out...obviously costing megabucks at the stealers if you were unable to take it on yourself.
Other suggestion was to pour some of this black radiator stopper sh*t into the system. Although this seems to have its drawbacks in the long term it did the trick. I did not notice any water ingress into the cabin or losing water in the radiator system so maybe I caught it early.
Cheers !
Post by: Bulldog67 on February 16, 2009, 07:47:07 PM
not a very tech orientated stab in the dark but u never know
Post by: Dutch on February 16, 2009, 08:17:54 PM
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Right, this contribution is prob why i keep out of tech, but u never know :lol:
not a very tech orientated stab in the dark but u never know
Yep BD....should have kept out of it.... ROFL
Post by: Bishops Finger on February 16, 2009, 10:46:10 PM
Post by: Bulldog67 on February 17, 2009, 08:20:47 AM