~>  RC> Does oil really freeze given the various properties of its various
~>  RC> components?
 
~> Yes.  The German Army discovered that during WWII.  Of course, it depends
~> on the specific composition of the oil, but the ordinary oil in internal
~> combustion
~> engines did in fact freeze during the coldest parts of the winter on the
Soviet
~> front.

I don't know about it actually freezing, but one winter in Minnesota I
discovered that at about twenty below crankcase oil gets the texture of
peanut butter.  I discovered that fact the hard way.


 
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