[Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder

[mark shepherd]

Oops my mistake, it's a TDi; perhaps burn with a luminous gas flame.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "vw fans" <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] stick stuck in cylinder


>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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