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What to do if it rains and the windshield wipers don't work

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Windshield wipers

In this video we see an absolute emergency measure to use in case of rain and our windshield wiper has decided not to work in any way. Just to get to the mechanic, you understand. Surely at home we will have a potato. As the elderly pilot suggests, in the 1930s, it was common practice, since windshield wipers worked once yes and ten no, to always travel with a half potato to rub on the windshield. The potato starch helped the water to slide on the windshield, so that it remained as clean as possible. Of course, you had to help the car with a low speed, but this was not a problem for the cars of those times.

Posted on 22 April 2024 by ScegliAuto

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