must have dropped washer in head while installing weber carb is there some way to pull head without completly dropping engine

Anything can be done. Removal of the tin is a pain. I would drop the motor, it takes an hour or so to get it on the ground.

In a Beetle, I could see you being able to pull it off, but in a 914, would you be able to get the head off the studs before it hit the frame? Maybe you would be able to spilt it far enough to get the washer out if the washer made it into the combustion chamber. Maybe.

You are better off pulling the engine I think.

Yer gonna need to drop the motor.

Drop the motor. Safer to do it that way and make sure everything is right.

btdt drop the engine. if you know you only droped one washer
then pull the intake and run a magnet down there first then in the spark plug hole you may get lucky

If you dropped a washer into the cylinder, first take your handy dandy telescoping magnet and fish down the intake runner on the manifold...if the valve wasn't open, it will be sitting on top of the intake valve.

If the valve was open, slowly turn the engine with a wrench on the alt pulley nut until that cylinder is at or near tdc on the compression stroke.

Then, take your handy dandy telescoping magnet a fish the damn thing out.

It should be in the bottom of the cylinder

If it's non-magnetic, a seal pick tool and a flashlight might make it possible for you to pick it out.

Can not believe No one has suggested a Chop Stick












OK.... Just kidding step away from the Chop Stick

QUOTE (joea9146 @ Dec 22 2005, 12:51 PM)

Can not believe No one has suggested a Chop Stick OK.... Just kidding step away from the Chop Stick

Why? Stick some chewing gum on the end and go fishing.....

QUOTE (SLITS @ Dec 22 2005, 04:15 PM)

QUOTE (joea9146 @ Dec 22 2005, 12:51 PM) Can not believe No one has suggested a Chop Stick OK.... Just kidding step away from the Chop Stick      ;) Why? Stick some chewing gum on the end and go fishing.....

Just reminded me of this Chopstick Thread


Chopstick

QUOTE (SLITS @ Dec 22 2005, 07:41 AM)

If the valve was open, slowly turn the engine with a wrench on the alt pulley nut until that cylinder is at or near tdc on the compression stroke.

Good idea, except that on the compression stroke both valves will be closed. ;D

How about, if the valve was open, have a friend turn the motor one way or the other while you look down the intake. Watch for full lift, one the valve is open as far as possible, use the magnet.

Shop vac...


KT

( you guys beat me to the chopstick crack )

Whose to say it made it into the combustion chamber yet.

Pull the manifold and take a peek

KT

QUOTE (McMark @ Dec 22 2005, 05:13 PM)

QUOTE (SLITS @ Dec 22 2005, 07:41 AM) If the valve was open, slowly turn the engine with a wrench on the alt pulley nut until that cylinder is at or near tdc on the compression stroke. Good idea, except that on the compression stroke both valves will be closed. ;D How about, if the valve was open, have a friend turn the motor one way or the other while you look down the intake. Watch for full lift, one the valve is open as far as possible, use the magnet.

That procedure was based on the assumption the intake valve was open when the washer was dropped and found it's way into the cylinder. Fishing would be done thru the spark plug hole. Bringing it to TDC would reduce the search space to a minimun. If the engine locked prior to reaching tdc, you would know the washer was there.