Anybody got any dynamite?
Cargo Master
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From: Golden, CO
Now wait a minute... Just for grins put a simular size chunk of pencil in an old can and pour some oil on top. I seem to remember all kinds of crud falling into my oil change pan and floating around. Sounds better than water anyway.
Lead Driver
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From: Texas
71fomoco,
thanks for the story. I hate to laugh at anybodies expense, but it's good to know that others struggle as I often do, looking for that stick of dynomite or a cliff. And, I'm sure plenty of the guys here have enjoyed (albeit discreetly) some of my better goofs. Hang in there, you'll look back at this and laugh one day when the truck is running good.
As for getting the 2" long pencil out of 5/8" hole. you might get lucky with the 3 prong grabbing tool if you get the end of the pencil. But, I think it's going to be a challenge. As for the other technique, I just don't see the pencil getting pointed in the right direction at the right angle to come out of the hole. So, I wouldn't fart around with this too much. Just pull the head!
Plan B: leave the plug hole open, crank it over and let it blow the pencil parts out the plug hole and exhaust :-) OK, that's probably not the best plan...
Good luck and let us know what you end up doing.
thanks for the story. I hate to laugh at anybodies expense, but it's good to know that others struggle as I often do, looking for that stick of dynomite or a cliff. And, I'm sure plenty of the guys here have enjoyed (albeit discreetly) some of my better goofs. Hang in there, you'll look back at this and laugh one day when the truck is running good.
As for getting the 2" long pencil out of 5/8" hole. you might get lucky with the 3 prong grabbing tool if you get the end of the pencil. But, I think it's going to be a challenge. As for the other technique, I just don't see the pencil getting pointed in the right direction at the right angle to come out of the hole. So, I wouldn't fart around with this too much. Just pull the head!
Plan B: leave the plug hole open, crank it over and let it blow the pencil parts out the plug hole and exhaust :-) OK, that's probably not the best plan...
Good luck and let us know what you end up doing.
Elder User
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Grain Valley Mo.
Just a short Ford plant story: I saw a guy (no it wasn't me) use a quarter to hold a choke open when a truck wouldn't start. You guessed it, when it started it sucked it right into the cylinder. It started missing real bad, only hitting on 7 cylinders. The guy opened up the throttle about 3/4, it missed like hell for about 5 seconds then cleared up and ran perfect. The exhaust valve chewed that quarter up and spit it out. I like Greg's plan B.
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From: Long Island USA
Originally Posted by Hypoid
Now wait a minute... Just for grins put a simular size chunk of pencil in an old can and pour some oil on top. I seem to remember all kinds of crud falling into my oil change pan and floating around. Sounds better than water anyway.
We'll see, I'm sure
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