If you plan on driving long hours at highway speeds over just few days (few
cold morning start ups) you may want to wait until you get to Minnesota (or
part way there) until you change to a lighter weight oil.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Davis <OuiSki1@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 7:06 AM
Subject: Heading NORTH on 20w-50

>Dear Listees-
>
>We will be driving our '88 Westy from South Carolina to Minnesota for the
>holidays. I run a thicker 20w - 50 oil with no probs in the warm climate,
but
>is there any reason to change to a lighter weight to accommodate the colder
>weather up there (easier cold stars, etc.)? On a recent trip to D.C. a
small
>oil leak left a thin film across the rear window (running 20/50). I wonder
if
>a lighter wt. oil would tend to make even more of a mess back there!?
>One more thing... any tips on save-the-day spare parts to keep under the
back
>seat?
>
>Thanks!
>Scott and Candis
>[Roxi Blueboxy]
>