sparkplug ceramic coating into cylinder

[F3600]

The ceramic coating around my sparkplug broke and falled into my cylinder ....

well i tried for 2 hour to get it with a vacumm and a small hose and that did not work...

the piece is about : ----- of lenght and -- of width

anyway is it safe to start the engine ?



thx
Fred

[mrmephistopheles]

I'd recommend against it. See if you can't get a snake tool in there

[Bill Roberts]

If it gets in your valve train (exaust or intake) it is curtains for the valves and seats.

Now, here is the BIG CAUTION!!! BIG CAUTION!!!!!

If you suck gasoline fumes through the motor of the shop VAC it can go KABLLOOOOOOOOIE! and ruin your day.

My best advice, Pull the head...sorry but I did know a friend that was trying to suck a dirt clod from out of his gas filler and blew the vac all to hell and caught his shirt and pants on fire.

It was not a pretty scene.

The fumes are very very VERY EXPLOSIVE BEWARE!!!

Only attempt it with a perfect fitting hose, all the oil drianed, all the spark plugs pulled for a week and the gasoline line totally disconnected and the intake REMOVED.

I am serious.

[scandalcat1]

The snake tool from autozone has a small led on the end of it and should fit right into the cylinder. It has the claw type hand on it.
If not, then it is time to rip the top end apart and yank it out, at least a 2 hour job unfortunately... :bash: