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Adding a 124 Heated washer fluid container to a 123 300TD
I was wondering if anyone had added a 124 type washer fluid container to a 123 car? The 124 washer fluid bottler is heated by the engine coolant, and thus creates heated washer fluid that can be used to melt ice and stuff on the window during winter.
Since I own both cars I have been comparing the parts, and it seems to me that it would be fairly easy. The containers and basically the same size etc, you would only need to add the coolant hose from the engine. I was think about simple splicing into the interior heating system return that way the fluid would only be heated when the ACC calls for heat... Anyone thought about this before? |
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I've heard about using soft copper tubing to make a spiral wrap around a coolant hose and running the washer fluid through it. A cheap but effective heat exchanger, if you will
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Seems like it would be easier to find a used 124 washer fluid container...I think it will fit, uses the same hanger...
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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I have the 124 body with the factory heated windshield fluid reservoir and I can tell you that its not worth your trouble converting.
I live in Canada, and I thought that I can get away in the winter by just using water and relying on the heated fluid to melt the snow. I can tell you from first hand experience that this does not work. In freezing weather, by the time the heated fluid hits the windshield it has cooled down substantially, and any heat in it is effectively lost. It turns to ice just as fast as if it was not heated. Additionally you will be diverting hot water from your car's heater, making it much less effective in cold weather. In winter, use real WINTER windshield washer fluid and you will be much further ahead. Phil
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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