Yes, yes and yes, thanks gentlemen, saved me a lotta typing.
All I'll add is that very few mosickles have oilpans, a teardown involves
splitting the motor in half, OK for racing machines which must have severely stressed internals inspected/replaced almost daily.
I could buy several tidy cars for the cost of a motor rebuild for my babe http://www.machinerycleanery.com/GtPanorama.htm
- 12 months ago I rebuilt it for the 3rd time. If Neods cost me a thousand bucks each it would be worth every cent :-)
What's this about polarity ? Do steel particles prefer sticking to the North or the South ?
Because my first post got deleted here's the pic again of the drain plug with the magnet I inserted. Cutting up the magnet to fit was one helluva task. I got the cutting swarf off by putting body filler all around then breaking it off, not that a piece was gonna go anywher, that just me tho.
http://www.machinerycleanery.com/OilDrainPlugMagnet.jpg
BTW, these original drain plugs themselves are now hen's teeth, or unobtainium ,
there's a logo on the outside. Some people would have me shot for drilling the holes to insert the holding pin :-)
amgine