[AT] Need some help

[Dick Day]

Darrell, I honestly had thought of that but figured it wouldn't work.  I'll
give that a try, thanks.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Darrell Ratliff <dbigdog at columbus.rr.com>
wrote:

> Tape a piece of 1/4” tubing to a vacuum cleaner hose and suck it out.
>
> From: Dick Day
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:41 PM
> To: ATIS
> Subject: [AT] Need some help
>
> The generator that sits on my carry-all (on the back of the Boomer) was in
> my shop for a general clean-up.  I had just finished adjusting the
> intake/exhause gaps and was ready to put the cover back on, when I got some
> help from an unwanted assistant.  My wife's cat.  I had used a pencil to
> see when the piston was up and the valves were both closed.  I had the
> pencil sitting in the cylinder to see when it was at the tdc.  The cat
> jumped up there and manager to push the pencil just hard enought to break
> the lead off.  So, I have a tiny piece of lead sitting on the top of the
> piston.
>
> I'm not up to tearing the engine down and would need to take it to a repair
> shop.
>
> Will the engine self-destruct with the top of the pencil sitting on top of
> the piston?  It cannot be more than an 1/8" long with a fairly sharp point.
>
> I have done this same procedure for years and never had a problem.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> As always, thanks.
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