HELP!! broke chopsticks in combustion chamber, anyone for chinese? |
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HELP!! broke chopsticks in combustion chamber, anyone for chinese? |
opera guy |
Dec 31 2004, 05:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 337 Joined: 28-June 04 From: upland, ca Member No.: 2,268 |
sigh,
it was suggested to me from two different sources to use a stick (wooden dowel, pencil, chopsticks...etc) to put into the sparkplug hole to try to find TDC. Needless to say, when ever i work on my car, things gets... complex. so i got this chopstick in the sparkplug hole... turn the wheel and the chopstick started to go down.. down..good, this is going well, so i thought. then i kept turning the wheel, chopstick start to move up. IM EXCITED!! this is gonna work!!! yes!! then, snap, my chopstick broke in half. half was hanging out the sparkplug hole, the other half fell in! is my only alternative = pulling the heads? or can i somehow "fish" out the broken chopstick? argggg help this is a brand new rebuilt, less than 500 miles |
bperry |
Jan 4 2005, 12:58 AM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
What about using compressed air pushed in from the exhaust?
Make sure the intake valve is closed, open the exhause valve then attach your air hose to the exhaust and increase pressure as needed until it blows out the spark plug hole. Sealing your air hose to the exhaust will be easier if you have header stub tubes. I'd think that a few quick blasts of air might just do the trick. --- bill |