driving deuce in cold with no defrost.

[bkfran69]

how do u guys do it with no defrost. My windows on my normal vehicle are so frosted up in the morning and I scrape them they still frost up until the enginge warms up. the Deuce dosnt have a defrost does it?

 

[dittle]

If it has a heater there is a second "lever" that you can pull that will direct some of the air from the floor to the defroster. If you have a heater you might check to see if your air ducts up to the defrosters are hooked up or if the air gate down under the dash is working properly.

 

[Kohburn]

if you have a cab heater it should have defrost - if you aren't getting heat then it's probably because the valves to let coolant flow to the heater are closed.

 

[bkfran69]

I do not have a deuce yet, just thought that they didnt have a defrost because some em dont even come with a heater.

 

[Katahdin]

With or without a heater, there's defrost vents under the dash to connect duct work for directing air against the front windows.

 

[Flyingvan911]

My uncle drove deuces when he was in the Army. He said they carried an ice scraper.

 

[glcaines]

My Deuce has a heater and therefore a defroster. I lay a piece of blanket across my windshield, held at each end by closing the door on it. In the morning, I simply pull the blanket off and the windshield is clear. Two problems though, the idea is a miserable failure if you have freezing rain and it doesn't help when the windows fog up. The defroster actually works quite well on my Deuce once it warms up.

 

[Kohburn]

try clear painters plastic rather than a blanket (or a heavy black 6 mil) - freezing rain just flakes right off.

 

[Bob H]

someone on hear did something with a hair dryer(s), IIRC it made lots of heat

 

[bkfran69]

My uncle drove deuces when he was in the Army. He said they carried an ice scraper.

ya ice scraper thats funny. but after you get the windows clear with the ice scraper they will frost back over unil your engine is warm. I have to scrape my windows every morning when it gets below 35 deg sometimes and that happens quite often in the midwest.

 

[rjeep]

I do not have a deuce yet, just thought that they didnt have a defrost because some em dont even come with a heater.

Mine does a great job on my M109A3.....

 

[Flyingvan911]

ya ice scraper thats funny. but after you get the windows clear with the ice scraper they will frost back over unil your engine is warm. I have to scrape my windows every morning when it gets below 35 deg sometimes and that happens quite often in the midwest.

Yep. My uncle said it could be quite a battle sometimes.

 

[Tow4]

I just checked my heater Saturday. It works, and the defroster too!

We may have a cold winter here in Florida.....

 

[mckeeranger]

Our M35A2 has a heater, and the defroster works great, once the engine is warm enough.

Our XM817 does not. So, I carry an ice scraper (for the inside and outside) and use defogging gel. It works pretty well, but not as well as a defroster.

 

[Bill W]

I'm in the process of putting my heater back in the deuce ( still need to get some more duct hose )

 

[wreckerman893]

One thing blows my mind about Fla deuces.....I have never seen one that came out of FL that didn't have a heater....but I have bought a bunch out of Ohio and other parts north and they didn't have a heater...go figure.

As a field expedient we used to put a small block of wood at the back of the hood so hot air from the engine would blow out on the windshield.
It worked pretty well as long as the temp wasn't subzero.

Not having heated mirrors also sucks like a Hoover.

 

[sandcobra164]

Once the motor is warm, there seemed to be enough hot air blowing in to make this a non issue on my deuce. I've since installed a heater as driving while wrapped in a blanket was never the best of ideas.

 

[91W350]

Once the motor is warm, there seemed to be enough hot air blowing in to make this a non issue on my deuce. I've since installed a heater as driving while wrapped in a blanket was never the best of ideas.

Been there before! I also have slammed foam strips in the door frames...

 

[wb1895]

Does putting Rain-X on the inside and outside of the windshield and windows help?? I have been pondering this for some time now.

 

[O.D. Fever]

One thing blows my mind about Fla deuces.....I have never seen one that came out of FL that didn't have a heater....but I have bought a bunch out of Ohio and other parts north and they didn't have a heater...go figure.

Thats why all the mickey mouse boots come from Texas and Florida