Alyce, I think you will really like that machine once you get it working. Take some time and read in the manual about how those selectors work. When I got my first 401G it took me a lot longer than it took you to get it working (over a year) I used 3-in-1 oil on it and stuck it up worse. After I got that stuff off I still didn't have a manual so it took a while before I figured out all the features. Since that time I have worked on a lot of stuck 401 machines. I have read the manual and figured out how the stitch selectors work together. Then I realized a lot of the information is on the cover plate but the manual translated it.