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Originally Posted by vstech
A magnefine (basically a magnet in the drain plug, or stuck to the bottom of the pan) won't do much, as most of the metal in the transmission is aluminum. the clutch wear plates are of course steel, as is the TC...
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This gave me an idea concerning the thread about the guy with the #12 vacuum pump bearing possibly wandering around the bottom of the engine oil pan and rubbing against the oil pump pickup screen... finally wearing through and trashing the oil pump and the engine if not turned off quick enough after that collision..
A big magnet... if positioned correctly under the oil pickup screen might keep that ( hopefully and assumed magnetically attracted ) bearing against the bottom of the pan and not let it penetrate the oil pickup screen (?).
We need someone with their pan off to post the dimensions needed to accurately position that magnet on the bottom of the pan. Perhaps even without having a vacuum pump give way on that type engine.... just in case...
But I can not find that thread again... LOL... John , can you help ?