[AT] Need some help

[Dick Day]

Well... I tried puttin a cloth between the hose and the vac hose end but it
restricted air flow too much.

I was able to trim down the end of a piece of gas hose enough to get it to
squeeze down into the spark plug hole.  If the lead is still in there, it's
a miracle.

Thanks for all of the good advice.



On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 9:12 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> If it is just the tip of the pencil lead, I would think it would self
> destruct and blow out the exhaust. I can't see it being tough enough to
> damage a piston or valve. Of course I'm not the one footing the repair
> bill either. The idea of a small piece of hose adapted to a vacuum
> cleaner may work, but how will you know if you actually got it out?
>
> John Hall
>
> On 2/23/2017 9:41 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> > 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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