Proof my 95 Mustang is cursed!

Putting in a thermostat I dropped a bolt.
Look where it landed, inside the harmonic balancer. It doesn't fit there, what the hell?
I think I am going to have to pull the pulley to get it out.
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A magnet on a stick can help you get the bolt back to the top. If it got in from the top side, it has to come back out that way.

Ha.. I wish. Can reach it just fine and rotate it all the way around. Got it off by loosening the pulley. Just thought it was amazing it could fall into a spot the it seemingly should not fit.
Why couldn't I be that lucky at the lottery?
 
Ha.. I wish. Can reach it just fine and rotate it all the way around. Got it off by loosening the pulley. Just thought it was amazing it could fall into a spot the it seemingly should not fit.
Why couldn't I be that lucky at the lottery?
It’s not you homie, it’s called “Murphy’s Law” and it’s real. If it can go wrong, it will. Life will always find new, amazing and inventive ways to fck you. Little things and big things too. Evaluate. Adapt. Overcome. You already demonstrated the process. Strong work. Carry on, sir.
 
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I've had cars that I swear were cursed, others that never gave me trouble. Case in point, removed distributor on one of my fox bodies years ago, distributor drive shaft didn't have retainer on it and fell into the oil pan. I finally was able to remove it through the oil pan drain plug with a magnet after multiple hours and countless 4 letter words. Another fox body I bought ran great until I got it home and never ran right again. I sold that one a year later and the guy who bought it destroyed the TCI trans on the way home. My current '93 GT acts right, so it's staying around, lol.