To reduce consumption of fuel and to reduce load on engine I turn my AC ON and OFF in periodical intervals of 5 minutes while driving on the blazing southern California streets. Am I doing more harm to my AC and engine or am I doing the right thing?
The A/C normally cycles the compressor ON/OFF/ON as needed to maintain set temperature. "Harm" is not the question you should ask. "Am I saving significant amounts of gasoline" might be a better question.
BTW, our streets have not really been "blazing" lately unless you live out in the deserts.
Why not just set the temperature setting a little higher so it automatically cycles off more often. The switch will wear out if you keep it up..
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