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If I turn off the car engine will my air conditioner keep running since the control to turn it off is broken?
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∙ 17y ago
No. The air conditioner is driven by the engine crankshaft, so it will not turn if the engine is not running. Just so you know, you are wasting a lot of gas by driving around with your A/C engaged all the time.
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