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Help - spark plug fell into engine |
pugface |
Feb 26 2017, 07:16 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 8-January 17 From: Boerne, TX Member No.: 20,735 Region Association: None |
Sigh - followup to my first post
I pulled all the plugs today to do a compression test. My first time to ever do a compression test, so hopefully it was done right. seemed OK at 100-110-110-105 However! When I pulled the plug on cylinder 4, it fell out of the socket, and underneath the tin. I can't even see it. I got a boroscope-type thingy from Harbor Freight - I found the plug, it is lodged in there pretty good. Is there a way to retrieve this? Anybody else do something like this? I am planning on _eventually_ pulling the engine to clean and go through hoses and wiring, but do I need to get that plug out ASAP, or can it stay there for a bit? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) * This is what always stops me from working on cars - bad luck. Of course, in other fields, I say "You make your own luck", so I don't really believe in luck, but man, do I have some bad luck with cars. Or just plain incompetence (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Thanks pf |
pugface |
Feb 26 2017, 09:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 8-January 17 From: Boerne, TX Member No.: 20,735 Region Association: None |
Thanks guys!
That's a bit of a relief. It _was_ a spark plug socket, but the rubber bit fell off a while ago. I think it is time for a new one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) As far as 'making your own luck' - a confession. I dropped the #2 spark plug as well, but was able to fish it out. Instead of taking that as a warning, I took it to mean my tool was up to snuff - it was not! I hope to get to pulling the engine in 2018 - and will retrieve the plug then - but hopefully not before!! At the rate I'm going, the car will travel 0 miles by then - but even best case, it would only be a few hundred miles with the spark plug hanging out... Thanks pf |
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