In 1964 I was on the school bus (the bus and driver, Klem, lived 2 miles away) in the seat behind Klem. We were in a snow drift about 14 inches deep and getting stuck. It was a 1948 Diamond T, and we were trying to back out of the drift, I heard a bit of added noise from the engine. As I watched the gauges, I noted a wiggle in the oil pressure that was in sync with the RPM. We struggled in the drift for about 5 minutes, going forward and back maybe 50 feet each time. The engine noise turned into a knock, and the needle on the gauge dropped to 20 PSI each revolution, from the 40 psi that was normal. I asked Klem if we were going to loose the engine. He said we already did, but he was going to keep it alive so we stayed warm. Andy (a school mate and friend of mine) had just been picked up about 300 yards prior, and he had a dad at home, and a Farmall M with plow, heat Houser, and chains. Klem asked andy to trudge back and ask for help. We were pulled backwards to Andy's house, where we stayed until a different bus came and took us all home. I do not care if the gauge wears out, I remember that indication of pressure variation to this day, and find that the engine is more valuable than the gauge. Jim
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