Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

switching to synthetic

It is especially good in cold climates as it doesn't become viscous
even at -40. I've used it here ever since it first came out.

The modern conventional oils don't gel-up in very cold weather either.
At least not down to -30¿¼F.

Well 5W-20 is certainly less viscous than 10W-30 which in turn is
thinner than straight 30 weight which is like tar when its truly
cold but 0 weight fully synthetic oil is the only one that flows
properly at -40 and colder for the first fifteen minutes as the
engine warms up.

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Title: Hot Oil
Categories: Condiments, Chinese, Jewish
Yield: 4 Servings

1/4 c Peanut oil
1 1/2 ts Crushed dried red pepper
(more or less to taste)

A Szechwan specialty.

In a 1 quart pot, heat the oil just until it starts to smoke.
Remove the pot from the heat, wait 5 to 10 seconds, then stir in
the crushed red pepper. The pepper can be irritating to the eyes
and throat, so take a breath before adding it, and don't have your
face too near the pot. Allow the oil to cool to room temperature,
then strain out the crushed red pepper. A small tea strainer will
work nicely. Store the hot oil on a pantry shelf in a tightly
covered jar, or transfer to a bottle with a shaker top so it can
be used as a condiment.

Yield: 1/4 cup

From: Chinese Kosher Cooking by Betty S. Goldberg


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Cheers

Jim


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JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

switching to synthetic

It is especially good in cold climates as it doesn't become viscous
even at -40. I've used it here ever since it first came out.

The modern conventional oils don't gel-up in very cold weather either.
At least not down to -30¿¼F.

Well 5W-20 is certainly less viscous than 10W-30 which in turn is
thinner than straight 30 weight which is like tar when its truly
cold but 0 weight fully synthetic oil is the only one that flows
properly at -40 and colder for the first fifteen minutes as the
engine warms up.

Once upon a time I bought a used car that had lived most of its life on
the plains of northern Montana. It had a plugin heater which I used on
cold winter nights. The car "warmed up" very quickly the next mornings.

When performing some work on the motor I discovered that there were two
block heaters - one on each side of the motor - where a Welch (freeze)
plug had been. AND an oil pan heater attached magnetically to the sump
of the oil pan. Dunno how much electricity they consumed as someone else
was paying the utility bills at the time. Bv)=

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Title: Manifold Destiny Engine Block Burgers (Ymmv)
Categories: Five, Lo-fat, Sandwiches
Yield: 1 Servings

1 Bag lo-fat pita bread
1 Piece of aluminum foil
1 Better n'Burgers

I travel quite a bit. Most of the time I'm on commercial
airplanes, but on occasion I have to drive. A few weeks
ago I dropped my wife off in a remote part of Northern
Georgia. When I reached Tennesee, It was time to stop and
refill my cooler. The supermarket had Better n Burgers at
a price much lower than in Chicago so I decided to buy
four packages. As I was about to check out a thought hit
me.

Now dear readers, are you sitting down? What you are about
to read really happened and I strongly reccomend it to all
vlf travelers.

I picked up a bag of L.F. pita bread, a roll of aluminum
foil and a bottle of Katsup. After paying for my supplies
I went to my car and unrolled a piece of foil about three
feet long.

In the middle of the foil I placed one of the newly
purchased Better n Burgers. The sides were folded and
sealed. This left a long foil pack with a "burger" in the
middle. OK, are you ready for this? I popped open the hood
of the car and placed the foil packet directly on the
engine. The long tails on the packet gave me enough foil
to secure the burger on various engine outcropings.

I closed the hood and drove for about 30 minutes.

After a little experimenting, I learned that it takes
about 1 1/2 hours to cook the burger if you have it
directly on the valve cover. Results may vary.

The packet was retrieved, the "burger" was placed into a
pita half and I munched merrily along I-24.

Ahh, manifold destiny.

Source: Obvious original.

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