M Necchi Pl1026 feels like it is froze up, the gears don't move

Hi Jay.
try this google link out.
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If it is an old mechanical machine, apply a drop or 2 of oil every place that metal rubs against metal. (Gently wiggle the handwheel and watch where things move.) Do NOT oil belts, cams, or plastic gears. After oiling the top of the machine, don't forget to take care of the moving parts in the lower part of the machine! The move the levers and dials and oil those moving parts too.

Applying heat from a handheld hairdryer may help speed up the process.

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http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Repair/Necchi_Sewing_Machine_Maintenance/535FA_534FB.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_8734142_oil-necchi-sewing-machine.html

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if the sewing machine is not sewing & staying in one spot the that means the feed dogs are not working properly.
I also have a necchi sewing machine, check the needle plate area that's where the feed dogs are, if the feed dogs are up where you can see them & even feel them with you fingers when you rub your fingers over the needle plate area, if you can't see them good or feel them, then they are not up,,my instruction book shows that you have to remove the extension table, their should be a small door in front of the needle plate area to open that's where the feed dogs are if they are not in the up position, where you can sew, if they are in the down position move the lever to the opposite direction & see if that help the machine to sew, if it make makes no difference which position there in , then it's possible something is wrong with the feed dogs & the machine needs to be serviced

These machines were prone to cracks in the bobbin case (which are exorbitantly expensive to replace) and sticky pattern camstack sliders. I would take it to a repair person familiar with the Lydia. I wouldn't spend much to repair it, as you could improve vastly with even an inexpensive machine from Sears. The new Necchi machines are Taiwan imports and are not related in any way to the old Italian Necchi machines.

In that case you will either have to contact the place you bought it from or Necchi

Oil every moving part with WD 40

The Necchi machine has a lever in the bobbin area that lets you move the feed dogs up and down. If you accidentally moved that, the feed dogs are in the down position and won't feed the fabric forward. Make s ure you can feel the feed dogs slightly above the plate. If they aren't move the lever until they do. :)

Make sure that the foot pedal is correctly plugged in and that the footpedal is still good

you could have your needle in backwards-- thats been the problem when mine did that