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Date:         Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:53:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
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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 > > > > >


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