Do ya’ll turn your AC off before turning truck off?

[Motorpsychology]

I had an '84 Tempo I bought used back in 1990. It was a Gramma car-47,000 miles and Gramma dents & scrapes all around, and that wet rodent smell in the HVAC system. Lysol spray shot into the intake by the wipers killed off the mildew.

• Have the windows open, turn the system on, fan on high and in fresh air, not Max or Recirc.
• No A/C or heat works best. Spray for about 10 seconds, in each register setting i.e. Defrost, Vent, Floor/Vent, Floor.
• Recommend doing this when you can leave the vehicle sit with the windows open for ~hour or so. The Lysol smell will be gone after 10-15 minutes running.

The car turned out to be a money pit. Replaced the steering rack, a left front rotor, the vacuum servo cruise control quit working, and it developed several minor leaks. I sold it in '92 to a wife's coworker who wanted it for his college-bound daughter. She blew it up two weeks later.

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[P. A. Schilke]

I had an '84 Tempo I bought used back in 1990. It was a Gramma car-47,000 miles and Gramma dents & scrapes all around, and that wet rodent smell in the HVAC system. Lysol spray shot into the intake by the wipers killed off the mildew.

• Have the windows open, turn the system on, fan on high and in fresh air, not Max or Recirc.
• No A/C or heat works best. Spray for about 10 seconds, in each register setting i.e. Defrost, Vent, Floor/Vent, Floor.
• Recommend doing this when you can leave the vehicle sit with the windows open for ~hour or so. The Lysol smell will be gone after 10-15 minutes running.

The car turned out to be a money pit. Replaced the steering rack, a left front rotor, the vacuum servo cruise control quit working, and it developed several minor leaks. I sold it in '92 to a wife's coworker who wanted it for his college-bound daughter. She blew it up two weeks later.

Tempo/Topaz....Yuk...POS of the first order.... They tried to give them away for cost inside Ford...few takers. Car engineering just continued to screw up and whine that these fucking truckers keep making the money on Trucks... We truckers got tired of supporting Car. We were half the size and owned the North American market for profitable vehicles.... Doubt this has changed much...Although I have to say my Lincoln Nautilus is a very nice vehicle.

 

[OrangeStreak]

I'll come prepared! ??

Will be playing the Phoenix theme song when I hit your city limits...

 

[P. A. Schilke]

So I’ve always been told (not lately though) to Always turn off the AC before turning off the vehicle. Is this another of my personal outdated “car-isms” or could it actually be Beneficial to the AC compressor and clutch? My trucks ASS still activates even w the AC on, once it cools the cabin down, so as long as I let ASS be then it’s going against what I’ve always been told on its on.

BTW, Adam,

Ya'll is singular...so addressing s single person? All Ya'll is plural...Eh?

 

[AdamHarris]

BTW, Adam,

Ya'll is singular...so addressing s single person? All Ya'll is plural...Eh?

“Ya’ll” is a second-person plural pronoun. Dis here sho has been a good-ole thread! Ya’ll come back now, here!!!

 

[viperwolf]

“Ya’ll” is a second-person plural pronoun. Dis here sho has been a good-ole thread! Ya’ll come back now, here!!!

Ok, where is this thread headed now? ? ?

 

[AzScorpion]

Ok, where is this thread headed now? ? ?

Ya"ll don't want to know! ?

 

[Cabose-1]

Its an old carism from days of old. Before solenoids and relays came into the picture. Had something to do with power distribution and stuff, then science, and it was ok to leave it on. Just be sure to pump the gas pedal before starting the pickup ?

 

[Radioman]

Its an old carism from days of old. Before solenoids and relays came into the picture. Had something to do with power distribution and stuff, then science, and it was ok to leave it on. Just be sure to pump the gas pedal before starting the pickup ?

No, you push the gas pedal once to set the choke then turn the key. If it doesn't start then you have to pump the pedal a few times while cranking the starter. Be careful though not to flood it.

 

[viperwolf]

Its an old carism from days of old. Before solenoids and relays came into the picture. Had something to do with power distribution and stuff, then science, and it was ok to leave it on. Just be sure to pump the gas pedal before starting the pickup ?

I thought you were making another crack at this thread and then realized, oh yeah, you er actually talking about the topic. ? It took me a sec to figure out what the heck you were referring to.

 

[viperwolf]

No, you push the gas pedal once to set the choke then turn the key. If it doesn't start then you have to pump the pedal a few times while cranking the starter. Be careful though not to flood it.

NO, first you have to open the hood and set the dang points bc the temperature changed.

 

[Cabose-1]

No, you push the gas pedal once to set the choke then turn the key. If it doesn't start then you have to pump the pedal a few times while cranking the starter. Be careful though not to flood it.

Haha! My old f250. With factory 8track and 351m...i miss that truck ?

 

[UncleBob]

No, you push the gas pedal once to set the choke then turn the key. If it doesn't start then you have to pump the pedal a few times while cranking the starter. Be careful though not to flood it.

I remember when I had a '92 T-bird. The manual specifically said to NOT depress the throttle when starting as it would interfere with the ECM (computer)'s ability to correctly establish the idle speed (or words to that effect).

 

[OrangeStreak]

No, you push the gas pedal once to set the choke then turn the key. If it doesn't start then you have to pump the pedal a few times while cranking the starter. Be careful though not to flood it.

Been there and done that

 

[OrangeStreak]

“Ya’ll” is a second-person plural pronoun. Dis here sho has been a good-ole thread! Ya’ll come back now, here!!!

Where does you'uns fit in?

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