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oldtamiyaphile · 05-19-2015, 09:58 AM

This thread is about an automatic where the engine is idling anyway during coasts in neutral. It's not worth running an engine at idle just to get A/C, but if the engine has to idle anyway, that's the time to use it.

05-19-2015, 09:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
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