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Rain Fog (1/4)
 12/6/13 4:35am
TwoCorvettes
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I have a 1991 Artic White, Red Interior convertible, 30,000 miles on it, & a 1993 40th Anniversary with 50,000 miles on it


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   Just starting this year. When the rain and outside temp is just so...the outside of my windshield will fog just like when someone wearing glasses enters a walk in cooler or freezer. I have to keep turning on the wipers to "wipe" the windshield clear. I am not talking about the inside fogging up, it's the outside that does it. Running the defroster has no effect on the situation, and it doesn't happen every time it rains.

   This is driving me nuts and lord knows I am crazy enough now. I also have another problem that may or may not have any bearing on this situation. When I run the heat, I don't get much. It will melt ice off the windshield, but never gets very hot. I have unplugged the compressor sometimes and that improves the amount of heat, but not by much.

   Last piece of info I should include, this is on my 40th Anniversary Edition. Would appreciate any in put from someone that has experienced this on a C4 Vette. A associate said it was the heater core that has a leak. No, that is not it, that would cause fogging on the inside of the car and would give a smell of antifreeze plus leak on the floor board. None of this happens.

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Re: Rain Fog (2/4)
 12/7/13 11:44am
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What do you use to clean your glass? Have you ever put any Rain-X, or other "coating" on it?
I suggest cleaning it really well with a vinegar/water solution, and see if that eliminates the fogging. Also, depending on the dew temp, it could just be a normal dewing of the glass.

As far as heat, you may have one of the HVAC mode doors stuck partially open/closed, that is keeping heated air from making it all the way thru the ducting system. Could also mean the heater core is clogged. Hard to say. Does the A/C work ok in the summer?


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Re: Rain Fog (3/4)
 12/7/13 3:45pm
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   A/C works great. It's not real dew forming, but could be as you say, just normal. Just that it never happened before. If the heater core is clogged, do you think flushing the sysyem will solve that?
Re: Rain Fog (4/4)
 12/14/13 1:07am
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   Adam, you seem to be fairly knowledgeable. Is the heater box, door easy to get to?
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