You might still want to consider a stuck thermostat. Mine has always gone to the normal area even at -35F (what is that about -33C?). Mine was slow to start this morning too but that just means that at about a -1F I should have 20W-50 in it. But with fourth (fifth) gear out, I won't be driving it much! Brad Spear '72 Westy (Really too cold for this one!) '87 Syncro GL (Minus one forward gear) In a message dated 20-12-99 11:01:05 AM Central Standard Time, gbrandt@RUBICON.NET writes: > Well, in Winnipeg we woke up to some Frosty temps this morning (-30C > about -22F ) and alot of snow. Went out to start the van and after some > troubles it started (I think I need thinner oil). As I was driving around > this morning running my errands I noticed that the temperature needle > never went into 'normal' range. Normally my needle sits right on the > light, this morning it never even touched it. The van got warm inside, > but it wasn't great. The rear heater threw a fair amount of heat and the > front was pathetic, even throwing cold air. It also was warmer on the > passenger side than the drivers side. > |
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