Long Forgotten Motoring Accessories

[Old Hywel]

I restored a "Dunlop Giant" foot pump to keep in the LR

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7NAdM6Sace72ChHE9

Is that a RENRUT connector, off a Kismet?

[Exile]

Probably not quite what the OP intended, but the closest I can get:

If you have - or have seen - an early 1,600cc "square" sump , as fitted to early 80's, you will have noticed a large round blanking plate on the side, and maybe wondered what it was there for.

It was there to take an "oil level" sender. This sent the oil level to a gauge on the dash.  It was a combined gauge so you had to flick a switch to read either oil level, or oil pressure (I think).

It was fitted to Rover cars of the same period, but clearly considered too sophisticated for the basic Land Rover, so never fitted - unless they trialled it with a pre-pro.

It would have made an interesting accessory though.

I have one in a box, as pictured.

Might make a table ornament.....


PS. @ Autorover, have you seen one fitted anywhere?)

[Alan Drover]

It's still an accessory from the past Exile.

[DogDave]

An oil level gauge would be useful in any vehicle - I wonder why that never caught on unless it's just expense vs the few pence of adding a dipstick to an engine.

[diffwhine]

Standard fit on modern Land Rovers...

[diffwhine]

We have them on Grenadiers too, so it must be a BMW thing. The only trouble is that you have to have the engine running and hot to check it. Seems counterintuitive to me - I'd prefer to check these things before I start!

[NoBeardNoTopKnot]

Cold. That'd be what the Smiths Oil Check I keep banging on about does. I've got one running off my transfer-box.

[martinthefirst]

I restored a "Dunlop Giant" foot pump to keep in the LR

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7NAdM6Sace72ChHE9

Is that a RENRUT connector, off a Kismet?

No, its a pukka Dunlop one, see:     Connector

[autorover1]

Probably not quite what the OP intended, but the closest I can get:

If you have - or have seen - an early 1,600cc "square" sump , as fitted to early 80's, you will have noticed a large round blanking plate on the side, and maybe wondered what it was there for.

It was there to take an "oil level" sender. This sent the oil level to a gauge on the dash.  It was a combined gauge so you had to flick a switch to read either oil level, or oil pressure (I think).

It was fitted to Rover cars of the same period, but clearly considered too sophisticated for the basic Land Rover, so never fitted - unless they trialled it with a pre-pro.

It would have made an interesting accessory though.



PS. @ Autorover, have you seen one fitted anywhere?)

It was fitted as you say to the Rover cars of the period. My first 80" I had, was fitted with a 1955 Rover P4 60 2 litre engine and had the float in the sump. You read the oil level on the fuel gauge by holding the button in on the dash that  switched over senders from fuel to oil. Only used with the  engine not running.  The gauges were not damped so you got an instant reading

[AlexB]

I have, but am in need of another, pair of plastic yellow clip on headlight converters

The elastic on one of the clips has broken and disappeared

Very useful for euroleafing, especially in the 70s !