q-tip fell of in engine
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q-tip fell of in engine
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i was cleaning the threads for the cylinder studs with a q-tip, and the cotton from to q-tip fell of in the threads. tried to get it up but pushed it down instead. i think the hole leads to inside the crankcase. Does anyone have any idea of how i can get it up? it was the rear left hole for the front cylinder stud.
it is a 1998 evo
i was cleaning the threads for the cylinder studs with a q-tip, and the cotton from to q-tip fell of in the threads. tried to get it up but pushed it down instead. i think the hole leads to inside the crankcase. Does anyone have any idea of how i can get it up? it was the rear left hole for the front cylinder stud.
it is a 1998 evo
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Maybe you got lucky and it fell onto the flywheel and is stuck on the flywheel. Any way to get a flashlight and maybe a small dental type mirror and start looking around. I would not rotate the crank without looking around in there first.
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Donnie thinks vacuum, and a straw.... use the old lady's nylon in the vacuum hose to see what you catch. https://youtu.be/6ABBE39iHY0
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Problem with a coke ***** is she'd probably use the cotton to strain it in the spoon when she cooks it up to shoot it!
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It did exit through the threads
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...... If you`re somehow mistaken about it dropping into a small hole, and it simply dropped onto the piston, it will just burn up along with the fuel mixture when the engine fires up.
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If all it is is a small piece of cotton, just make sure it got through the small passage. Shove it the rest of the way through the passage to a larger area. Oil flow, gears and movement will eventually move it to the oil filter, and you`ll be okay.......... If you`re somehow mistaken about it dropping into a small hole, and it simply dropped onto the piston, it will just burn up along with the fuel mixture when the engine fires up.
...... If you`re somehow mistaken about it dropping into a small hole, and it simply dropped onto the piston, it will just burn up along with the fuel mixture when the engine fires up.