roysboystoys Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Neat photo off the web. Year and make , model ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1927 Essex sportabout, no belt line on body so early one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 What's the pump jockey doing? Cooling the carb off so it will start? Looks like a pitcher in his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 auburn seeker, He is putting oil into the engine. You may not recall the type of oil can with a goose neck pivoted from the lower side and a trigger to permit the oil to flow. The Essex engine has the oil inlet opening on the lower side of the engine block. The oil container shown is made with a rolled lip on the top to prevent oil spilling when put at extreme angles, needed for some installations of oil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Hans1 said: auburn seeker, He is putting oil into the engine. You may not recall the type of oil can with a goose neck pivoted from the lower side and a trigger to permit the oil to flow. The Essex engine has the oil inlet opening on the lower side of the engine block. The oil container shown is made with a rolled lip on the top to prevent oil spilling when put at extreme angles, needed for some installations of oil. Yep! I used those in the 50s and early 60s, and have a couple on display in my shop--but don't actually use them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 hours ago, auburnseeker said: What's the pump jockey doing? Cooling the carb off so it will start? Looks like a pitcher in his hand. He moonlites as a wine server...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I think the driver is checking out his butt. She has that Mona Lisa look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 18 hours ago, Hans1 said: auburn seeker, He is putting oil into the engine. You may not recall the type of oil can with a goose neck pivoted from the lower side and a trigger to permit the oil to flow. The Essex engine has the oil inlet opening on the lower side of the engine block. It didn't look like galvanize which is what all the ones i have seen of those type of fillers were. I never used one so it was a wild guess especially since I could see the intake manifold and he was in the carb location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 19 hours ago, Grimy said: Yep! I used those in the 50s and early 60s, and have a couple on display in my shop--but don't actually use them. I was still using one in the 80s, and I remember seeing them on the shelf at NAPA at that time. It held multiple quarts. I worked at another shop in the 90s that had bulk oil, and I have forgotten what we were using. Probably one of those. A method that had fallen into disuse was a glass jar that held a quart or maybe two. The jar had a cap that was shaped like a funnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 The carb is on the other side of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Must be a tube to the radiator then. Looked like an intake manifold at a glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roysboystoys Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Did any one notice the radiator cap? Crown jewels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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