[Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder

[brian hoeft]

First, I hope you laughed at your friend for this boneheaded move. A straw
or zip tie works well and less risky BTW.

Fire/oil/propane would not be an option for me but, hey, neither would a
chopstick in the first place.

I had a friend do something similar once and rigged up a shop vac with duct
tape and tube until small enough to get in the cylinder. He was very
relieved when 30 of my minutes was more successful that 3 of his days, and
yes, I had a good laugh then too.


On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:39 PM, jonathan hoehl <jjhoehl at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi guys, I've got a problem that I really need some help with.  My friend
> was trying to find TDC on a '97 Tdi Jetta. He couldn't see the mark on the
> flywheel so he removed the injector and put a wooden chopstick in the hole.
>  As he was turning the crankshaft, the engine locked-up.  He broke the
> chopstick and it seems the piece that broke is stuck between the piston and
> the valves.  The broken piece is probably an inch long.  He had the timing
> belt off because he re-sealed the pump.  We put some oil down there and
> tried to light it up with a propane torch.  It's still in there. Anyone
> have any ideas?  Know where to get some termites? thanks, Jon
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