The reason is that the A/C compressor sucks a fairly large amount of power off the engine. A larger motor like the one in the Taurus has power reserves to make the loss of power less noticeable. The Zetec unfortunately doesn't have those power reserves...


Andrew Morris
\'99 SE Zetec ATX
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