dekeeb
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I've been running my recently reawakened L226 for extended periods in my 55 pickup, and have been dropping the oil and replacing with clean oil and and new filters. Prior to getting the engine running I dropped the oil pan and extensively cleaned it along with the oil filter cannister. Both had massive amounts of sludge accumulated at the bottom from the last time the engine had been run in the late 70's. I'm on my forth oil change and now that things are clearing up a bit I'm finding glitter mixed in with the oil. I've dragged a magnet through the waste oil and find nothing in the oil that is attracted to the magnet, but I'm a bit nervous about the extremely fine glitter that I can see when I shine a flashlight into the drain pan. Not being too familiar with these vintage engine is this something normal or is it a sign of failing engine or is it something not that unusual for such a long napping dinosaur?
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