glad to hear you got it out. i tried the "old faithful" trick with 2 gps and no dice. but im sure someone has gotten lucky with this problem in a 7.3. rog, becareful with that carpet idea... we've got almost 400 psi in there. i used 3" angle just to be safe and held the rpms up pretty high when i tried. mythbusters should try it!!!
Bear in mind that I have yet to experience a stuck GP. I was just passing along what I had been told/read. I further think that I had read on another forum where the valve cover was replaced prior to high revs. Can't recall if it produced a large dent or a hole or both when it finally let loose.
Either way what ever methodology is used I'm sure it will be better than closing the hood.
Rog
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In the military when the GP broke off (not dropped but stuck in the hole) in the HMMWV's we would just crank it and 9 times out of 10 that baby went airborne ALL THE WAY! Would anyone recommend doing that in a pinch?
I tried that on my IDI and it did not work.
Used vice grips and it came right out.
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My V10 will out pull your PSD any day of the week.*
*If you have a stock 7.3 with 3.73s or 3.55s and 4 speed auto. Test must be at sea level
I will smoke the 6.0,6.4 and new 6.7 after I do the twin turbo mod.
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