A handy device for adding oil to that old automobile, from the pre-plastic bottle era. Remove the engine oil cap, insert spout, drop a can SAE30 into place and squeeze the handle to make a hole in the can. Manufactured by the Artra aluminum foundry in St. Charles, Missouri. The company was founded by Arthur E. Hoelting and partners, seemed to still be in operation into the 1980s.
3 comments:
At the beginning of my car and motorcycle career there were still these tin cans. When they were emptied, they were simply stomped flat and thrown into the trash.These piercing nozzles were very practical.
When we travelled, my dad would always ask the Interstate gas station pump attendant to check the oil and he always fell for the trick where they say "you're down a quart" and they would squeeze one of those fillers into an empty can and stick it into the filler then charge for the quart of oil. He also fell for the trick where they drip some oil under a suspension point and say "you need shocks; this is dangerous!" That's how we ended up spending all day somewhere in the middle of the Arizona desert while all four shocks were replaced on his Montego MX. Later when I had my own car I realized those were just scams.
The old finger on the dipstick trick, you're a quart down!
Engineering has come a long way. My 300,000 mile old Honda Odyssey uses no oil between the 6000 mile changes.
Post a Comment