Just pour cheap thin oil in the filler tube and let it run out the drain hole. You should see bits right away, and you'll know when you're done. :-) Jake On 9/14/06, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > hey. > > if you've haven't run engine, what about filling and > yup not started yet :( > > flushing case with engine flushing fluid to "wash" > > and/or suspend any bits of rag so when drained, bits > > of rag follow flow of fluid to a place where you can > > get at them? > 1.9 water box > > I don't recall which engine you have, but is there > > enough room (in case of air cooled) to tweezer these > > flushed bits out between oil strainer and case? > > > > And if it's "paper towel" bits in there, as an > ya thats it > > alternative idea, is there some kind of fluid that you > > could let sit in case, that would disolve the paper > > towel? > Yah i thought about that but google was not my friend :) > > http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=resul > t&cd=1&q=chemical+dissolve+paper&spell=1 >
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