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Originally Posted by glc
113 degrees and you didn't run A/C? Isn't that getting just a bit too anal to try to save fuel?
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Actually it wasn't trying to be a 'man' or save gas through the desert but rather not wanting to be one of the numerous stranded vehicles along the road with their hoods up and steam coming out. Obviously it was a new-to-me vehicle and didn't want to stress it or me too much the first miles. I was really surprised how well the temp was handled and it didn't overheat though I took extra water etc along just-in-case.
There were anywhere from one or more vehicles with hoods up along almost every mile in the desert. The highway dept even puts up signs to turn the ac off or risk overheating. Happens I can take heat alot better than the cold so I was used to heat as long as I have air movement, though nothing that bad before so with good ventilation it was livable. After the desert then nothing seemed that bad and by the time I got into the mountains I'd forgotten about using the AC.
Now if I'd had my wife along, I don't know if I'd have attempted the desert. No way can she handle heat, even with AC.
Paul