Bill! put a big ( 4" x 1/4" thick???) donut shaped one ....on the bottom
(!) of the pan.... -and,.... leave it there!
-thats right on the OUTSIDE! -oooooh, what a concept.
That way its not INSIDE to come loose and rattle off yer nice 'spensive rods
and such..... whats ever'one else think ? I've never done it myself,
though I've thought of it often. I see no reason why it won't collect and
trap any magnetic (ferrous) particles forever (well, at least till ya
tear'er down that is...)
Hope this sows some seeds of thought....
Dirty Doug in New Yawk -Brrrrrr, its windy cold outside.
From: ardunbill@webtv.net
Reply-To: ardunbill@webtv.net
To: bigsid@webtv.net, bk185@lafn.org (marco), bjgayle@aol.com,
LITNMAN@aol.com, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Big Magnet in Drain Plug
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:09:59 -0500 (EST)
Hi Folks, working along on my Ardun, and it occurred to me that I might
do some Good by putting a powerful magnet in the drain plug on the oil
pan, while I have a chance. Such magnets are available from Reid and
others. I note that GM has one on my four-speed drain plug, and Ford
has one on my 9" axle drain plug.
I have observed that when you start up a fresh engine a lot of cast iron
dust shows up in the oil (which should of course be dumped promptly)
from, I imagine, mainly the cylinder bores. Normally this has to go
through and polish up your oil pump, even if you have a full flow
filter, which I don't. And, a ton of it lies in the pan, regardless of
changing your oil. So maybe a really strong magnet in the drainplug
might just grab all this and hold it.
Anybody see anything wrong with this logic, assuming one can really
secure the magnet to the drain plug, so it doesn't decide to jump up on
the crank and then get slung through the side of the block at high revs?
Or jammed in a tight spot. Cheers, Ardun Bill
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