3 deg. F here in PGH. PA .... THe Syncro thought it was summer, except the PS pump was crying. I can't wait to try my inline 4 cyl. swap. Syncro, and see how it will run. ERic

John P. Flaherty wrote:

>-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.. > > >>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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Rob >> >>rob_b9@lycos.com >>Now in western Washington, USA >> >> > > > >