Dowel lost within engine case!!!

I meant to post a follow up a while back. Thanks for the suggestions.
The compressed air didn't work. I don't know how far down in there
this thing is but it didn't pop out. Soooo...I'm getting a used
engine case. It's the right thing to do.

V


(Vaughn M Hannon) wrote in message om>...
> Man did I screw up. I'm reassembling my engine and I went to put the
> first dowel in (closest to flywheel) and I stuck it in the hole where
> oil comes out. I realized this might not be the right spot as I let
> go and it slid down into the case and far, far away from me. So,
> anyone, how am I going to retrieve my dowel so as to not ruin my newly
> rebuilt engine when I go to run it?
>
> Any help is sooooo greatly appreciated.
>
> *sigh*
>
> Vaughn

If you pulled the oil galley plugs off to get good access to the
passages for cleaning, (like you should )
you could have gotten it out from the large main galley where it fell
into.

Jan





Vaughn M Hannon wrote:
>
> I meant to post a follow up a while back. Thanks for the suggestions.
> The compressed air didn't work. I don't know how far down in there
> this thing is but it didn't pop out. Soooo...I'm getting a used
> engine case. It's the right thing to do.
>
> V
>
> (Vaughn M Hannon) wrote in message om>...
> > Man did I screw up. I'm reassembling my engine and I went to put the
> > first dowel in (closest to flywheel) and I stuck it in the hole where
> > oil comes out. I realized this might not be the right spot as I let
> > go and it slid down into the case and far, far away from me. So,
> > anyone, how am I going to retrieve my dowel so as to not ruin my newly
> > rebuilt engine when I go to run it?
> >
> > Any help is sooooo greatly appreciated.
> >
> > *sigh*
> >
> > Vaughn