need help guys

[97stoker350]

I was putting a nut on the exhaust flange for the turbo and dropped it. When I picked it back up I dropped it again only this time I didn't have the intake plenum covered up and it went into the left side intake. I'm getting a boroscope to try and see which cylinder it went in and I'm praying to god that the valve wasn't open and it went down in the cylinder. Any suggestions as to what to use to get it out? I tried fishing with a coat hanger and no luck

 

[Nodge]

Pull off the plenum, take a look.
Might get lucky.

 

[97stoker350]

I did still no luck

 

[bluedge8]

is it a stainless nut? try a magnet, I know they are a bitch to work with but give it a try

 

[Rideracelivemx7]

magnet and go fishing. when i got my donor motor to swap over i wasnt paying attention when doing the valve springs and dropped the valve in the cylinder at BDC thinking it was TDC:doh: there is plenty of room to fish around in there and grab the nut depending on how small it is. considering the pathetic lift of these cams, i think the nut is still in the bore(again, assuming its not tiny). a pen style flex magnet should do the trick.

 

[ghohouston]

Get a badass vacuum

 

[isootmypants]

On engine stand?

 

[isootmypants]

Bore scope, find what cylinder, if it went in, pop out injector and cup and magnet

 

[ToMang07]

Get a badass vacuum

I hooked a small tube up to my shop vac when I did my brother's 3-valve 5.4 and it had pretty good suction, enough to get chunks of spark plug out of the holes. Might work if the magnet doesn't. Either way I'd find a shielded magnet to go fishing with.

 

[97stoker350]

Well I guess I had a little luck left in the tank cuz I borrowed a boroscope and found it on the valve in number 7. Made up a grabber and bout 1 min had it out thank god. Ida sooner pushed it off a cliff as to look at the thing anymore when it happened this morning

 

[ghohouston]

Definitely scary. Glad you got it out

 

[uw mitch]

Well I guess I had a little luck left in the tank cuz I borrowed a boroscope and found it on the valve in number 7. Made up a grabber and bout 1 min had it out thank god. Ida sooner pushed it off a cliff as to look at the thing anymore when it happened this morning

Glad to hear a good ending. was nerve wracking just reading the thread.

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[bluedge8]

glad it worked out well, but that is NEVER as bad as not knowing where it went then starting the truck, I've read those threads,,,,,

 

[97stoker350]

Omg I would have just probably just sold the thing if I did that. Been nothing but a headacke and I had to pull all the stuff off that I just put on the past couple days which really make me mad

 

[Bobby@cp]

glad it worked out well, but that is NEVER as bad as not knowing where it went then starting the truck, I've read those threads,,,,,

Rag in the turbo LOL

 

[97stoker350]

Well I need help again lol trying to start the truck and I get a 1212 and 1280 code and won't start

 

[gnxtc2]

Did you plug in the ICP? Check the ICP harness for rotted insulation.

Billy T.
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[97stoker350]

Yup it starts when I fill the hpop res up but shuts off the after about ten sec. No low psi oil on either of my gauges

 

[isootmypants]

Fill reservoir then crank it, see if oil pressure gauge reads on dash, once it comes up, it should fire...but once it starts, blip the throttle. If it stays running but gauge starts to flutter down, it could be the lpop. I had a brand new one on a fresh build and it did that. The timing cover had a bur on it and wore a groove. Sanded down the cover with Emory cloth and installed old lpop, all good

 

[97stoker350]

The motor ran fine before I got it though all I did was reseal oil pan put my junk on it and put it in. I did blip the throttle and neither oil gauge moved