Help, Am i screwed?

tomst9

tomst9

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#1
I was putting on my new injectors and the fuel disconnect line slipped out of my hand and fell down the intake runner and into the cylinder :notnice: :( :nonono: :mad: . Is there any way of getting it out without pulling the head. This is my daily driver and i need to drive this car. Its plastic, do you think i might be able to get away with starting it and maybe melting it? I'm afraid that its going to get caught up in a valve and then the valave is going to hit my piston. Any suggestions? please!!
thanks tom
 
#2
I doubt that it got past the intake valve. Remove the lower manifold and use a set of mechanical fingers to fish it out
 
#4
dont start and pray it will melt, that will cause hella damage regardless what you think. if that thing melts and blocks an intake/exhaust passage or gets wedged between the cylinder and valve, it would be bad news.
 
#6
tomst9 said:
i saw it fall in. That valve just happened to be open. I tried sticking a tube with a vacuum on it, but that didn't work.
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Most of the plastic clip tools I have seen I do not think would get passed a valve, they do not open far enough. Are you sure it is not down in the head, a mechanical finger like JR suggested is all I can think off.

It will not melt and go away, you need to get it out. This is one reason I always tape up open ports if I am working on a motor, accidents happen.
 
#8
taping up the runners was the next thing i was going to do. I'm gonna kick myself in the ass for weeks for that one. I'm gonna pull the inake manifold, but i can see the valve in there and the toolis not there. The head gasket is 59.88 through summit. Damn o-ringed heads
thanks for the suggestions
tom
 
#10
Try fishing around with a bendable magnet...they usually have them at parts stores...I dropped a washer in the front of my oil pan by accident (removing timing cover) and it slid between the paper towels I put in the gap and I just got a magnet and fished around and got it out...

David
 
#11
5spd GT said:
Try fishing around with a bendable magnet...they usually have them at parts stores...I dropped a washer in the front of my oil pan by accident (removing timing cover) and it slid between the paper towels I put in the gap and I just got a magnet and fished around and got it out...

David
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The Only problem with that is, the clip he dropped down the runner's is plastic..... The chances of a Magnet picking that up are 0.

Shon
 
#12
408stroker5.0 said:
The Only problem with that is, the clip he dropped down the runner's is plastic..... The chances of a Magnet picking that up are 0.

Shon
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I'm an idiot...I wasn't thinking...I even have the disconnect tools sitting beside my bed right now :bang:
 
#14
its small enought to fit between ther valve. I bought some air holds and i'm going to try to blow it out with the compressor. i also bought some mechanical fingers, hopeully something wll work.
 
#18
I can not see it getting past the valve....its just too big. You sure you haven't overlooked it in another runner? I mean, just pull the intake...you'll find it. If its in the cylinder, remove the headers and try and fish it out if you don't want to pull the heads.
 
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