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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 | 
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| opera guy |  Jan 5 2005, 10:47 PM 
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| Member   Group: Members Posts: 337 Joined: 28-June 04 From: upland, ca Member No.: 2,268  | aint married life a beach? hehehe. no time to work on my car, borrowing dad's lexus for the moment.   914 is stored in a safe garage. i have tried. 1. cloth hanger, straight, curved, and double curved (two rods, both curved) but cant feel the chopsticks. 2. 3/4 inch outer diameter tubing attatched to 3/4 HP shopvac.. pretty descent amount of suction, but still not enough. 3. bought Xylene, and dip another stick of chopstick in there, does absolutely nothing. i was gonna get Tululene (sp?) but they (Lowel's didnt have any) 4. turn the car upside down and shake (ala beach sand in guitar method) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) just kidding, didnt to that one for now, i'll have to do without that car for a few more days til i can do the engine drop (by myself) then tear the head open. i really want to do it anyway. just hate to be doing it to a motor that has less than 500 miles (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) | 
 opera guy   HELP!! broke chopsticks in combustion chamber   Dec 31 2004, 05:40 PM
 opera guy   HELP!! broke chopsticks in combustion chamber   Dec 31 2004, 05:40 PM 
  URY914   Shop vac?
Drop in a few termites?
I've got a...   Dec 31 2004, 06:23 PM
 URY914   Shop vac?
Drop in a few termites?
I've got a...   Dec 31 2004, 06:23 PM 
  Bleyseng   Aaa, I look at the flywheel notch or the fan for t...   Dec 31 2004, 06:23 PM
 Bleyseng   Aaa, I look at the flywheel notch or the fan for t...   Dec 31 2004, 06:23 PM 
  opera guy   this is plastic chopsticks.  looks like i will hav...   Dec 31 2004, 06:27 PM
 opera guy   this is plastic chopsticks.  looks like i will hav...   Dec 31 2004, 06:27 PM 
  URY914   Plastic- no problem. Stick a butain torch in there...   Dec 31 2004, 06:35 PM
 URY914   Plastic- no problem. Stick a butain torch in there...   Dec 31 2004, 06:35 PM 
  opera guy      Dec 31 2004, 06:52 PM
 opera guy      Dec 31 2004, 06:52 PM 
  DJsRepS   Fire that muther up. Drive it at 5500 shifts aroun...   Dec 31 2004, 08:40 PM
 DJsRepS   Fire that muther up. Drive it at 5500 shifts aroun...   Dec 31 2004, 08:40 PM 
  Ray Warren   Not sure if you can see it through the spark plug ...   Dec 31 2004, 08:52 PM
 Ray Warren   Not sure if you can see it through the spark plug ...   Dec 31 2004, 08:52 PM 
  trekkor   Remember the the Steve Martin bit, "Let's get ...   Dec 31 2004, 09:16 PM
 trekkor   Remember the the Steve Martin bit, "Let's get ...   Dec 31 2004, 09:16 PM 
  Elliot Cannon   Use a magnet!!  No.  Wait.  That won't...   Dec 31 2004, 10:06 PM
 Elliot Cannon   Use a magnet!!  No.  Wait.  That won't...   Dec 31 2004, 10:06 PM 
  kwales   OK,
Hows about chewing gum on the end of a piece ...   Dec 31 2004, 10:14 PM
 kwales   OK,
Hows about chewing gum on the end of a piece ...   Dec 31 2004, 10:14 PM 
  Rhodes71/914   I'm sorry but I don't think I would want t...   Dec 31 2004, 10:15 PM
 Rhodes71/914   I'm sorry but I don't think I would want t...   Dec 31 2004, 10:15 PM 
  kwales   I've got a bunch of surgical graspers and thos...   Dec 31 2004, 10:22 PM
 kwales   I've got a bunch of surgical graspers and thos...   Dec 31 2004, 10:22 PM 
  trekkor   How about compresed air to blast it out? 
Wear saf...   Dec 31 2004, 10:34 PM
 trekkor   How about compresed air to blast it out? 
Wear saf...   Dec 31 2004, 10:34 PM 
  bryanthompson   Fill it with something more dense than the chopsti...   Jan 1 2005, 01:03 AM
 bryanthompson   Fill it with something more dense than the chopsti...   Jan 1 2005, 01:03 AM 
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