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



I doubt a rag could get sucked down. I am going to put some laundry detergent on it and see what it is. Sure was wrapped around the pick up tube.

I probably pull the pump and inspect it tomorrow morning. I would hate to put a new pump on it and then pump schrapnel through it.

These engines are hard to spin on a stand by yourself!!!!!