This machine stinks!
Hi all! As you may know from my other threads, I am still exploring my 301a...
It was musty when I picked it up from the Goodwill. After throwing out/replacing the felt in the oil pan and scrubbing the machine clean with WD-40 it's much better. The only relatively strong smelling place that remains is in the motor... When I unscrewed the two bolts that held it together, various pieces and bolts started just falling off. That sort of freaked me out and I quickly put it all back together (I didn't even have any pieces left over! Haha) The machine itself doesn't intimidate me, but the motor sure does. So the motor is back together, but the smell remains.
With the case (formerly stinky), I just sprayed it repeatedly with Lysol, Borax and Fabreeze while simultaneously leaving it in direct sunlight all day for a week and a half straight. I don't really have that option with the motor...at least I would assume spraying various chemicals on it then leaving it in the yard is probably not the way to go!
So, the obvious option is to just live with the smell but I would really rather not... Wondering what you all would do. Seems like most of what is on the web is about the case being musty but not much mention of the machine itself.