As I mentioned on the list yesterday, my van started on Sunday morning
pretty well at a tick below -20.  No block heater.  Hadn't been started
in a week or so.  Running 10W30 Castrol GTX(for winter), Mann filter,
Redline MTL tranny oil (so smooth when cold).

Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy"

Douglas Miller wrote:
>
> A question for our Northern friends,
>     After seeming some unbearable temperature reading this week with that
> Arctic front, I am curious as to what what weight oil do you folks run in
> your vans? I'm assuming most of you have block heaters also.
>     Thanks, just curious?
>     Doug Miller 85 GL  The Blue Whale
>                 73 Thing  Sunshine