I've been in -40 temps in Idaho in January and up in Kapuskasing, Ontario
where GM has (used to have?) their Cold Weather Testing Station.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon

> Careful Robert - I am tempted to leave this -40 environment and head south
> to open up a can of whoop ass come this February.
>
> Jeff in Winnipeg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
>
>
> > More sense for what? Burning it so you don't freeze your ass off? Why in
> the
> > hell would you want to go outside in -40 temps anyway? How does 'more
> sense'
> > fit in with being outside when it's 40 below?
> > : )
> >
> > Sorry, couldn't resist...
> >
> > Robert
> > in SoCal (who hasn't been in -40 weather since his navy ship went into
the
> > Arctic Circle back in '87)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
> >
> >
> > > Let's talk about the other end of the oil problem.  Flowing in
extremely
> > > cold weather.
> > >
> > > Does synthetic oil make more sense when the outside temperature
is -40�
> F
> > ?
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> >
>