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So it's going to be one of THOSE days...

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JRSutton

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Cleaned up the head from the 560, the block, spent an hour cleaning all the threaded holes and all the head bolts. Gave the gasket two coats of copper spray. Oiled the head bolts, torqued them all down in small increments just to be SURE everything's done just right.

The tractor's outside, and it'll be a while before I get the manifold back on. It's under a tarpb, but still, I figured I'd be smart and blast some fogging oil into each cylinder through the spark plug holes.

I attach the little red straw to said can of fogging oil. Aim the can into one of the cylinders - spray POP - there goes the straw.

I now have a red plastic straw in cylinder six...
 
I'd sure try a vacume cleaner to suck it out or something ? I put that fogging oil in some of my tractors and when rolling it over it ignited ! Flammable stuff for sure. Worst case spray more in there and ignite it and burn that plastic straw up in there !
 
that's exactly what I've been trying for the past half hour!

Problem is there's like a 3 - 4 inch long cylinder the grabber fits into - so it can't really bend the way it needs to...

... of course.


I'm going to try blasting compressed air in between attempts.

I just took a sanity break. I'll get back out there soon.
 
Or make sure the valves on that cyl. are closed and stick a long air gun nozzle in there and try blasting it out.
 

I can identify - you're getting along fine and then - POP, goes the weasel! Just one of those weird, unforseen happenings! Good luck and post back with the outcome, if you please. 8)
 
If you can't get it out I would not worry much. It will melt and go out the exhaust. Years ago I replaced the head gasket on a 3010 and put paper towels in the intake manifold to keep dirt out.They fell in and I forgot to remove them.The tractor started and ran fine but seemed a little under powered and then all kinds of sparks and little burning pieces cam out the muffler for a little while then everything was fine.Not what I recommend but did not hurt anything. Tom
 
If you can see in there at all, carefully turn the engine to bring it to the top, hook it with a wire, tweezers, 'stats. You'll get it. It would probably digest anyway!
 
WHAT IF YOU TRY TURNING IT OVER SLOWLY BY HAND TO PUSH THE PISTON UP AND BRING THE TUBE CLOSER TO WHERE YOU CAN GET IT? (sorry for the caps)
 
Blow through the spark plug hole into the cylinder (assumes the valve is open) with a vacuum cleaner on the port! Jim
 
Take your shop vac with the crevice tool and stick it down there. Gently roll it and hope it pulls it out.
 
I'd get the piston up and try to blow it out or try some weather strip glue on a skinny screwdriver, but I really can't see causing any damage by just cranking it up. Years ago when we used to do a valve job every other day it wasn't unheard of to find a screw imbedded in a piston. Try leaving the spark plug out when you start it. I wouldn't loose much sleep over it.
 
Like others have said, don't lose sleep over it. I doubt you will ever notice the difference when it first starts. I had a rag over the intake on my MF 231. In a big hurry I forgot to remove it. It ran real rough until the rag spit out. I was worried about bending a rod or something, but nothing happened. The thin plastic straw should just shoot out in pieces. Stan
 
I accidentally dropped the cap off the gear oil pump into my front differential. I only had a little oil left over to try to flush it out. I got lucky. Hope you do, too.. I also shot a spark off the grinder into some steel wool on the workbench. That was a little scary. I didn't know the stuff was flammable.

Aaron
 
JRSutton,

There's a chevy transfer case with a small section of nylon tubing in it, similar deal. Probably doesn't help much, perhaps a shop vac?

D.
 
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