Last week I went to get my car inspected at Jiffy Lube, and they promptly failed it, as it needed
a new blower fan for the defrost. I should have asked them what they did to test the
defrost, but I didn't. They basically said to go get my defrost fixed and then come 
back within 15 days to get the car re-inspected for free. When I got back into my
car, I noticed that the fan was on its lowest setting and all the vents were open. I've noticed
in the past that my airflow throughput was low, and I still need to fix that, but
my defroster works fine, IF the vents are closed and the fan is run at mid-speed or higher. 

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After not having my blower fixed, I dropped by Jiffy Lube again (they only upsell windshield
wipers on inspections, which makes them a great place to get inspected) at 8:15 this
morning, with the vents all closed and fan on its maximum setting. The tech hopped in
the car, felt airflow, said all was good to go. Happiness ensued. 

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Of course, it might not have turned out this way, and I do have to work on the airflow
problem, but now I can put it off until summer when it's more comfortable to work on cars.

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One last car note, if you like speeding, you'll love <a href="http://www.semerda.com/spooky/">these
pages</a>. 

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