i was installing my skunk 2 plenum spacers and when i opened up the manifold, there are six holes leading down into the engine, and i dropped a rubber plug the size of 3/4 of a rubber bounce ball inside one of them...do i need a new engine or how would i get it out? it went down the hole... im so angry

 

Well, no, you don't need a new engine, but you do need to get it out before re-assembling and starting it. Not sure how you'd go about doing it, though; I suspect if it were easy to fish out, you'd have done it already. It may involve a tow to a shop, alot of disassembly and a very big bill.

 

Good luck getting it out..... thats why you put rags in the holes

 

ouch that sucks.

 

harbour tools might have a tool that you can buy to fish it out. The tool is flexible with a retractable claws at the end. Good luck.

 

it might sound stupid, but you can try using a vacuum source to suck it up, just make sure that you wont drop anything more in...

 

just put the engine back together and start it, after about 1k miles it will burn up and everything will be fine

disclaimer: im not responsible for when your engine blows up


try what ztalker said, can u see it?

 

Your going to have to remove the lower plenum minimum and maybe the heads if the valve was in the opened position when you dropped it in. Just remember which intake runner it fell into.

Yeah..... big bill.

JET

 

You dad is going to take your Z away now!

 

Like...http://www.jeffpidgeon.com/uploaded_...cks-707009.jpg

 

http://cvfsupplyco-store.stores.yaho...pto36clty.html

 

ok i got it out...i used a bent close hanger an some sticky tape at the end and dug it..came out first try...*phew thanks for all the advices

 

Glad you were able to get it out...

 

good job! now keep us updated on the power gains after this mod

 

Which mod, sticking a clothes hanger in the engine

 

Whew! Close one.....glad you decided to try on your own instead of getting scared by everyone else and $$ comments...even if it is true

 

lol I was scared you were going to go have your engine rebuilt.

I was going to suggest the same thing, a long and sticky object...

 

I was going to say Fowlman has something like that, but you said long

 

 

Cant you just use one of those plumbing type tools with the grabber on the end and a bright light?