But you have one of those -- it's called a dipstick. ;-)
But seriously, you obviously meant "in real time". I suppose the problem
with that is that the oil in the sump sloshes around quite a bit, so that it
would be very hard to get a consistent reading. Maybe with the right kind of
baffle in the pan around the pickup.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 8/15/06 5:32 PM, Bob Donahue at bobmgtd@insightbb.com wrote:
> IMHO: I think what we really need is an oil level sensor. A warning that the
> oil is getting low would be much more useful and timely than the - oh my
> gosh, there's no oil pressure because the oil level dropped below the
> pick-up. To me an oil pressure gauge is just another component that can leak
> oil. (And then warn you about it too late!)
>
> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
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