[Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder

[mark shepherd]

I think it would be quicker to take the head off. A clear lesson not to 
stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear. When you think that 
bamboo was early scaffolding, and indeed still is. Does an exhaust valve 
open enough to pass much? I guess it  broke because it wedged in the throat 
of the precup. A small screwdriver would have been better. At least with the 
head off you get to create a real TDC...

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder


>I would advocate trying to bonk it flat repeatedly, not with one big whack,
> but through many smaller events trying to mash it up.
> Even flattened, there really isn't enough space in there for a chopstick 
> on
> the flat to go through a full crank rotation.... and something has to wind
> up giving up, and wood is pretty damn tough.  It won't pound up to mush, 
> but
> I'm pretty sure if you bonk it enough, it will get to be smaller that you
> can blow out with a blow gun and lots of air.
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent: December-08-11 10:13 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder
>
>
> 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
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