On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:44:19 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The rods were articulated, the knee moving up and down on a slide,
which was lubed by the oiler with a common squirt oilcan.

Unbelievable in this day and age but I guess that was the only way.
Somebody else obviously had to ensure that he was making his rounds
faithfully or the engine would have self destructed after a while.