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Leaving Jeep in Idle

Discussion in 'Towing' started by Zdrilingas3, Apr 24, 2019.

  1. Apr 24, 2019 at 10:52 AM
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    Zdrilingas3

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    I will be moving next month form Missouri to Florida (about 15 hours) and plan to drive straight through with only occasional breaks. I will be renting a Uhaul with a pull behind trailer in which my Jeep will sit on top of. It’s a 2008 Jeep Patriot. I will also be moving with two dogs. My question is, will I be able to leave my car on with the A/C running to I can keep my dogs in the Jeep with out worrying about heat stress, or will leaving my car in idle that long be bad for it? I imagine some air flow thorough the hood will occur but the Uhaul may block a decent portion of it.
     
    Zdrilingas3, Apr 24, 2019
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  2. Apr 24, 2019 at 10:59 AM
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    I suspect the truck would block too much airflow from going through the radiator to keep the engine cool.

    Welcome from Oklahoma.
     
    Prerunner1982, Apr 24, 2019
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  3. Apr 24, 2019 at 11:35 AM
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    How big of dogs are we talkin? If they are small enough I would just let them ride in the cab of the Uhaul with ya. I could see bigger dogs being a bit of a problem tho

    Welcome aboard from ohio!!
     
    boondoc89, Apr 24, 2019
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    Welcome @Zdrilingas3 sticking with your story with jeep idling+a/c+dogs I'm thinking of Uhaul exhaust entering into the jeep or the dogs knocking the shifter out of park or having a surprise bowel movement or some territory issue.
     
    aggrex, Apr 24, 2019
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  5. Apr 24, 2019 at 2:58 PM
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    They do have 12 volt cooling fans that you can plug into a cigarette lighter. For the 12 volt power you could even tap into the tow vehicle to keep the battery charged.
     
    Jim Beam, Apr 24, 2019
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  6. Apr 24, 2019 at 7:15 PM
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    Huh.......Seems some common sense issues here. Sorry. Just my opinion. And ive been known to speak it. Good luck with your move.
     
    JKBob 25, Apr 24, 2019
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    Every year there is always some news about NOT leaving young ones in the car alone with the a/c on for any reason. It's a BAD choice to make.
     
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  8. Apr 28, 2019 at 9:41 AM
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    Welcome from Texas. No offense but that's not a good idea. In fact it's way past not a good idea. Sorry for being blunt
     
    TJ_abuser, Apr 28, 2019
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