Odd power steering observation

[Andrew Duane]

Hairy Green Toads from Mars made Kent McLean write:
> Fred Munro wrote:
> > Now that it's -30 outside, it's always light. I suspect it is
> > an oil viscosity issue related to oil temperature.
> 
> Color me confused.  That seems counter to what
> I know about oil -- the colder it gets, the thicker
> the oil gets, and the less the oil wants to move. 
> Think shifting a gearbox full of cold oil. I don't
> know what, why, how cold would make steering 
> feel lighter.

I was thinking it was viscosity too. My explanation is that the cold
weather makes the oil thicker, so the pressure in the pump system
goes up, making the steering lighter.

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