Dropped a piece of plastic down the dip stick tube
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From: Stephen on 29 Jan 2010 15:37 As subject really. I tried wedging it out with a flat blade but that pushed it further out of view! Any ideas on how to get it out ?
From: Usenet Nutter on 29 Jan 2010 15:55 On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:37:14 -0000, "Stephen" <none(a)none.com> wrote: >As subject really. > >I tried wedging it out with a flat blade but that pushed it further out of >view! > >Any ideas on how to get it out ? > U got a manual..does the tube come off ..Cd u just leave it and let it be chewed up in the engine
From: Conor on 29 Jan 2010 16:06 In article <hjvgtb$qb1$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Stephen says... > > As subject really. > > I tried wedging it out with a flat blade but that pushed it further out of > view! > > Any ideas on how to get it out ? Shove it in. It'll get chewed up and spat out. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Stephen on 29 Jan 2010 16:19 "Usenet Nutter" <individualnet(a)takeoutmyteethgmail.com> wrote in message news:jpi6m5heumu3n94o2eg55ban3gm6seqbb1(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:37:14 -0000, "Stephen" <none(a)none.com> wrote: > >>As subject really. >> >>I tried wedging it out with a flat blade but that pushed it further out of >>view! >> >>Any ideas on how to get it out ? >> > > U got a manual..does the tube come off ..Cd u just leave it and let it > be chewed up in the engine Its gone past the removable tube sadly.
From: mr p on 2 Feb 2010 08:50
On 29 Jan, 20:37, "Stephen" <n...(a)none.com> wrote: > As subject really. > > I tried wedging it out with a flat blade but that pushed it further out of > view! > > Any ideas on how to get it out ? have you got one of those spring gripper things ? I find that these are pretty much required when working on my cars, what with me being so clumsy and dropping things all the time ! Here it is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silverline-Flexible-600mm-Plunger-Pickup-Tool-277860_W0QQitemZ360224479041QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Hand_Tools_Equipment?hash=item53df0d5741 |