My '72 911T

[hot66]

& you're 2 steps ahead of me

How's the driving going with your foot ?

[Barry]

MOT passed for another year!

25 mile test drive without asking me

It was the first time I used this local garage and I won't be going back there again!

I rang them when I noticed the mileage on the way home and they said

'we test drive every car that comes in for an MOT'

'What? For 25 miles? Without asking the owner?'

'Er...'

What the hell? Cheeky sods.

Well done on the MoT though .

[Gary71]

& you're 2 steps ahead of me

How's the driving going with your foot ?

Fine as long as I don't have to brake... It make you realise just how much a servo does for you on a modern car!

Do we need a 'bring a spanner to James's garage' event to get you back on the road?

[hot66]

At the moment still waiting for pistons to turn up ... Not long now though ..... Also have my mfi pump and injectors flying out to the states this weekend .....Wether the car will be ready for clm depends on when all these find their way back to mike b & if I can get it run up on the dyno, installed in the car, suspension set up, mot etc etc ......... Currently the turbo is my clm car

[Gary71]

Well it's been a while so I thought I should give the motor a service during the winter hibernation.

I spotted where the oil mist has been coming from; the cam oil pipe on the RH bank has been leaking. All was going well to replace it until one of the sealing washers dropped down the spark plug hole, having removed the HT lead so I could get to the fitting easily... Other than turning the car on it's side and shaking I'm open to ideas on how to retrieve it!

It won't fit down the plug hole so no risk there, but I think it's stuck in one of the fins as I can't get the plug socket on any more.

I really don't want to take the engine out!

[sladey]

I"m not with you there Gary - it's dropped down the spark plug hole but can't have gone into the combustion chamber? is that what you're saying?

telescopic magnet?

[jtparr]

Double sided tape applied to the end of a piece of thin dowel or threaded rod..

[Gary71]

The plug is still in there!

Unfortunately it's a aluminium washer which blows the magnet plans...

I've since managed to borrow an endoscope from work so the dog can see the rabbit! Once I've found it then the sticky pointy things will come into play!

Fingers crossed...

Whilst I have the endoscope I may have a look down the bores... Then again maybe not, why scare myself!

[jtparr]

If it aint broke dont fix it...!...

[Gary71]

Exactly! What you don't know doesn't worry you

[Nige]

Partial engine drop, pop the cam cover and you should easily be able to get it out.

[jb]

a blob of thick grease on the end of something pointed may retrieve it. - maybe on the end of the endoscope ?

[Nige]

May sound daft but push some playdoh down there. Washer then stick into playdoh as you peel it back out. Smells nice too.

[sladey]

You'll be needing this then

http://www.thefabulousmomsguide.com/201 ... lay-doh-3/

You might want to skip the glitter

[Gary71]

I'm concerned by the Playdoh knowledge displayed on this site...

Luckily 10 minutes with the endoscope and a bent bit of wire and it was free

Having the right tools for the job (or access to them anyway) makes life SO much easier