We attended a wedding on Saturday and it was SO good to have the AIR CONDITIONING in our 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan repaired just in time so that we could have A/C as we journeyed in our best clothing to a wedding!
The A/C COMPRESSOR in the minivan had burned out a few months ago. It was kind of an expensive job, but it is real nice to have A/C back in the Dodge minivan!
Today, my friend Alan Hawksley told me a tip that a mechanic friend of his told him about:
NEVER leave the A/C "on" when you shut your car off. I have typically been in the habit of doing that. I'd just leave the A/C on. I'd turn the car off with the A/C on, and the A/C would be on when I started the car up. According to Alan's mechanic that's very hard on the compressor and the compressor will have a much shorter life that way!
About 30 seconds before you shut your car off, turn your A/C off!
Then, AFTER you restart the car, turn the A/C back on. The COMPRESSOR will last much longer.
Wish I'd known that but now I'm passing it on to you!
EMMYS 1970: My World...and Welcome To It
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