Another problem with many early autos was "total loss" oiling systems. This had oil circulating thru the engine but not recirculating or filtering. Every so often the driver would purge the system ie.. opening a crankcase valve and letting the
used oil spill out on the roadway. On dirt country roads circa 1910 this was considered good policy to keep the dust down.(Not to be outdone by what the horse left behind}! Some of those old Locomobiles and Simplexs had 10-15 gal oil tanks to keep things flowing.
