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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Use recirculate and max cool until you get it comfortable, then turn the fan speed down, but keep it on recirculate and max cool. If you can after you get it cool enough inside then you can cycle the AC on and off but keep the fan blowing until the evaporator looses all of it's "coolness" then cycle the AC back on to get the evaporator cold again.
You can also turn the AC on when you are forced to slow down, and downshift to keep your RPM up and possibly get free AC with DFCO when decelerating.
Got stuck on that same bridge picking up an Eldorado for my 83 year old mother. God what a mess.
regards
Mech
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I'm no stranger to that sort of traffic jam and heat here in metro NYC. I usually drive a convertible in summer - but short of that, here's a similar strategy: Leave the fan running but switch the A/C off while accelerating or when it's adequately cool enough; turn it back on while decelerating, or at idle. An added benefit is that turning off the A/C while accelerating won't rob you of power when you need to move forward, to avoid having someone cut in front of you.
If I were to be snide I'd say that if you can afford the price of gas and the bridge tolls between NY and NJ, you can afford to leave the A/C on. (I'm half joking...)
