<VV> Oil again - no Corvair

[J R Read_HML]

Your memory is a bit longer than mine.  I bought recycled oil at Clark gas 
stations (certainly NOT full serve even in the '60s) for $0.15 per quart. 
Put it in the car myself and threw away the glass and tin spout.

However, in those days we had many full serve stations and used to ask the 
attendant if he had pushed the dip stick all the way in before showing it to 
us.  We (a car full of teens) would also find a "missed" spot on the 
windshield which needed further attention.

I've also bought gas - a time or 2 - from the pumps you describe with the 
glass tube at the top which would hold up to 10 gallons.  Those were in 
downstate IL  - maybe waiting for rural electrification?

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Davis" <jld at wk.net>
To: "Corvair List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil again - no Corvair


   When a vehicle pulled up to the pump, the pump attendant would
> ask the driver how much and using the handle on the side of the pump
> and fill the glass on the pump to the correct level.

> Jim Davis
>