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Subject:Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
From:John P. Flaherty
Date:Fri, 16 Jan 2004 07:43:23 -0500

-12 in downtown Portland this morning. Dunno what the wind chill is. But the
sea smoke in the harbor is beautiful.

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL Snoozing the winter away in a storage garage.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <rob_b9@LYCOS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF

> At  1/15/2004 09:12 PM, you wrote:
> >make sure u let your van warm up a while before driving...  this kind of
cold
> >can play hell with your transmission (and other mechanical parts)
> >
> >chris
> >se pa   where its -3 and a -35 Wind Chill Factor and windy, blowing
snow..
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> let it warm up, put the trans in neutral and let that warm up too. Go easy
> for the first mile or so, those CV boots are cold too.
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> Rob
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> rob_b9@lycos.com
> Now in western Washington, USA