On Aug 24, 2:13 pm, Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpy...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> Does the compressor put much of a load on the engine at startup?
> Lately I've taken to turning the A/C off after I shutdown the engine
> and giving it a couple of seconds of run time before I turn the A/C
> back on. Am I being silly? If it only saves a couple of percent, yes
> I am.

I go beyond that. I usually don't turn on AC until the engine has
warmed up (at least a minute).