10-11-2021, 01:44 AM
It's worth remembering that for eight years after its introduction, the only oil pressure indication one had was a button sticking out of the dash. For the oily-hypochondriact the difficulty lay in getting an accurate reading using a vernier caliper, especially when traversing a bumpy road. Of course. at night, the problem was solved by measuring, at the end of the journey, the extent of the oil stain on one's trousers.