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Subject:Re: Cold Weather Oil: What should I use?
From:Jorge Osorio
Date:Sat, 18 Jan 2003 22:37:36 -0500

Jason, I live in MA (where the lows have hit Z.E.R.O lately) and I'm
running Mobil Synthetic 0W-50 that's right Z.E.R.O-W50 I have no problems
starting Betsy (a.k.a Plan B) in the morning and except for the belts
whining for a minute or so everything seems A-OK for my 1.9 mile daily
commute ;)

there was a discussion on this topic not long ago.

Jorge

PS: Since reading some of the latest experiences from listees, I've run
into the following:

Frozen Throttle Cable: Lotsa Fun as cruise control til you hit a red light

Spungy need to pump brakes: Will be letting a pro take a look at this one

Wouldn't mind reading more reccomendations from those that BTDTGTTS

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Jason Denton wrote:

> I have read the archives and I just cant figure out what oil to us?  I am new to this but I would like to know what oil to use in my 2.L Westy?  I live in NH and it gets down to -10F in the winter.  I need to keep it simple...What oil should I use....Winter/ Summer?  I am presently running 10W40 Castrol.  I plan to start running Mobil 1 Sythetic 15W50 on the next oil change.
>
> Any input would be great.
>
> Thanks, Jason   90 Westy
>