Warm Weather Driving
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It depends on your make of vehicle and how old it is..Alot of older vehicles put the airconditioner radiator in fron of the engine radiator and if you drive with the AC on it would run the engine alot hotter.If you running flat interstate it is not bad but hilly roads and it heats the engine up alot. Now some of the newer cars you have the engine fan running all the time the AC is on so it is good.I had a ford taurus that warped the heads because I was driving in the summer with the AC off and the sensor that kicks the fan on had broken.You should talk to the dealer or mechanic about your particular model.
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I think somebody missed something here......lolburk313 said:
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windows down
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The only times I ever used the A/C was when the kids or wife was in the truck or it had been sitting in a parking lot for awhile in 90+ degree heat. Other than that the windows were always down. I never even had A/C in any of my vehicles until 2 cars ago.
Now the windows are down no matter what because the A/C broke. It doesn't mean that much to me to get it fixed. I wouldn't even have it if it didn't come as standard.
Now the windows are down no matter what because the A/C broke. It doesn't mean that much to me to get it fixed. I wouldn't even have it if it didn't come as standard.
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I have a/c, I use it. I have not to fond memories if sweating my butt off when a/c was a luxury I couldn't afford.
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If I am doing short hops I will use the windows on nice days but on longer runs I use the AC.
It’s not the heat that I hate, it’s the humidity. There are times I leave home at 04:00 and its beautiful but by the time I get down off the mountain and below Allentown the temp is usually 8 degrees warmer and the humidity higher, if I am down in the Philly area its worse.
There is no reason in modern vehicles not to run the AC since the computer adjusts timing and there is no longer a drastic difference in the MPG. I think on my work truck its maybe 2 MPG difference and on my car there is no visible change.
If I wanted to sit around being hot and sweaty all day I’ll go camping.
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Driving a 2 ½ hr commute and feeling sweat zig zagging down my chest and back is not how I want to spend my time.
It’s not the heat that I hate, it’s the humidity. There are times I leave home at 04:00 and its beautiful but by the time I get down off the mountain and below Allentown the temp is usually 8 degrees warmer and the humidity higher, if I am down in the Philly area its worse.
There is no reason in modern vehicles not to run the AC since the computer adjusts timing and there is no longer a drastic difference in the MPG. I think on my work truck its maybe 2 MPG difference and on my car there is no visible change.
If I wanted to sit around being hot and sweaty all day I’ll go camping.
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Yep, on a recent trip to GA I got 1 mph difference without a/c driving down and with it comming back. On a vehicle as big as an Avalanche that is pretty darn good.
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Driving around town in my truck with the A/C on would result in about 12 mpg. I get around 15 with it off.
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