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Just thought I'd pass this on for thought. Not sure if it's true or not. :shrug:

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CAR AIR CONDITIONING - VERY IMPORTANT!
My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air before turning on A/C.
WHY ?
Car Air Conditioning: No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.

Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.

As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess it's not too late to make some changes.

Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows after you enter your car and then turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, seats, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).

In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.
If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.

Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
 

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Holy ****!

Now I am glad I always leave my windows cracked open 1-2". With the vent visors they don't look open. That is nuts.
 

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I find this pretty hard to believe. If it were true, surely car manufacturers (especially for later model cars) would find something different to these interior parts out of in order to reduce whatever risks there might be for something like this. This seems very far fetched IMO.
 

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Pretty much what I thought! :waytogo:

Close thread and delete :handshake:
 

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Benzene exposure aside - it is good practice to open the windows and run the fan on full for a minute or two before starting the A/C.


It just blows all the really hot air out. So, when you do start the air conditioning, the inlet air at the evaporator coil is only at ambient (outside) temp - and not what was in the cabin with the windows rolled up.

You'll cool down a lot faster.
 

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I always do anyway, for that exact reason. So I'm no recirculating that hot hot air. I'll leave the window or windows down for a minute or two, not only to cool it down faster, but do even draw some fresh air through the vent system instead of the stale air in the vehicle.
 

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