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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