Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:01:19 -0700
Reply-To: TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
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From: TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
Subject: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
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Well I debated asking for collective wisdom on this &
thought some people whould laugh as this bone headed manouver
and few might have some creative ideas
anyways the oil filler tube was leaking at the point where it mates to the
crankcase
so I got a new gasket & dumped the oil & removed the filler tube
then took a small wad of that blue shop towel & blocked off the opening so
that
as i scraped the old gasket crud off it would not get in the case
It was now getting dark I thought ill finish this in the am
but no so I went to extract the towel but could not get a good crip so it
got pushed
in a bit & I think go in & get a pair of tweezer or sumthing like that but
NO
I mess around with oily fingers I succeed in getting it right out of grasp
somewhere in the crank case ...
smacked self in head a few times & go to bed
OK so my thought now is add engine flush/tranny fuid or some such & float
that wad over to the oil
drain hole & try to extract down that hole ...
yah I know the right thing is prolly splt the case but any other hail marys
ideas
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