What is the best procedure for cooling your screw now that summer is coming?

With out a moon roof or rear sliding window, I lower the rear door windows about 6" and turn the cooling to full cool with the position on "AC." After about 2-4 minutes I then turn the air to "MAX AC" and close the windows. This seems to work well.

Does any one else have any personal techniques?

 

Turn on truck.

Flip AC to MAX A/C. Turn temperature switch to COLD. Sit and and enjoy cold air.

 

Above is the second best method. The best method is to give the wife the keys and ask her to start the truck. Tell her you forgot something and you'll be out in a minute.

 

Get the weathertech vent-visors. You can leave your windows cracked open about an inch without it looking like they're open. It will let the hot air escape while parked and make it easier to cool down.

 

I leave the driver door open when I start it, then roll down the passenger window and let the breeze blow through for a few seconds. Roll down the driver's window, put on my seat belt, then close the door when I'm ready to roll.

 

1. Install "Auto Mate" brand remote starter. (Incredible range)

2. Install your preferred brand of vent visors(so U can leave all four windows cracked slightly to let out the hottest air in the cab while the truck is sitting in the parking lot awaiting your return)

3. Set the A/C controls to coldest setting before exiting the SCrew

4. Press the "start" button on the key fob ~20 minutes before you plan to be getting back into the SCrew (experiment with the range of the starter so U know how far away U can be for it to work. It even works through 3 or 4 concrete walls from quite a distance)

5. Unlock doors (with same key fob), get into cool truck and drive away happy!

P.S. Works similarly with excellent results in the winter. Leave defroster set when it is parked for the night. No more frost/ice to scrape.

 

Had to chuckle about Greenscrew .....telling us how to cool the Screw....

He lives in Wisconson.... ..... now granted it may get warm there in August....

here in FL it was 94 degrees yesterday MAY 10th and has been above 90 everyday for a week... I know it is not Arizona.... but we have humidity

I just open the windows a bit then turn on the AC ..... this truck gets so cold you have to turn the thermostat warmer even in July

 

My secret to beating the Texas heat was to add Llumar metallized window tint to all the windows. I put 25% on the back three and went with 35% up front on the driver and passsenger side windows. The back windows aren't tinted to start out - they're just injected to color them darker. This will reduce glare, but will do nothing to reject heat. There is now a noticeable difference when my truck's been sitting outside all day at work.

 

Move to Alaska!

 

thanks jonboy, but then i would be asking how to best heat my screw. :P

 

Practically year round cooling season here.

My procedure is to jump in the truck, start the engine with controls on Max, fan on high.

Roll driver window down a bit, and roll down both passenger (right side) windows down at least half way. Close driver's door. Back out and drive away.

Close driver's window when wind starts blowing hair around. In the mean time, the wind blowing through the open windows on one side swirls through the truck blowing out all the super hot air. As soon as the inside air feels like the outside air, I close all the windows.

Leave the ac on Max (recirculate). Keeps from having to cool hot outside air. As the inside cools off, you can turn down the fan, set control to bring in outside air, and/or raise the thermostat.