Quote: It's a Slant, throw some bearings at it & go...
And a new oil pump , it will probably be scored ..
Rope seal ??? that's a slant it's got 7 mains . someone lost a rag it appears
looks like a shop rag to me. wash it and see if its red (jk).
probably lost an oil cap at some time and they stuffed a shop rag into the oil fill hole. maybe it got caught and pulled in and eventually ended up in the pan