Date:         Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:47:59 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: just how COLD is it where u are..   - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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Nice here in Alabam!! Sypposed to be in the 60's today. Can't complain
about that.

I'm sure some of our Alaska members have some cold to report.

During my life in Alaska I saw -60 at Umiat, up on the north slope. Any
engine that was running was kept running and never allowed to shut off.
At those temps you never get an engine started again until spring at
those temperature. Especially true of diesels.

When I lived in Fairbanks, it was not unusual to be so cold that tires
would keep the flat spots for several miles down the road, and you would
shake, rattle and roll until the tires warmed enough to flex out the
tires to roll smoothly.

Then there is Eagle, where the lowest ever recorded temp  in North
America was -80 F!!!

Never did get there, though I wanted to. Oh, Well!

Regards,

John Rodgers
David Marshall wrote:

>A few weekends ago it was -35C here WITHOUT the windchill.  You southerns
>are all wimps!  ;P
>
>No, my T3s did not start at that temp...
>
>David Marshall
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Sent: January 15, 2004 9:13 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
>
>
>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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