[Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/7/2011 7:46:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jjhoehl at hotmail.com writes:

Hi Guys,  We tried the shop vac again, hoping the piece has gotten smaller 
since we  tried burning it.  It's still in there.  Do you guys think 
smashing  it, by really turning the crank hard, would hurt the engine at all?  With 
 the cam out, the engine locks-up solid. Jon            



Well, I've yet to see anything other than open valves damaged, when  a 
timing belt breaks 
at running speed...  Wouldn't expect a stick to bend a rod at hand  
cranking speeds, tapping 
it into the head.  Have seen rods bent on trying to tow start a  
hydraulic'd Ford 6 though.
    Loren