Lookie at what I found on the oil drain magnet.
02-28-2007, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 92zcamaroperson
listen to the man. some of the best ideas in the world were thought of while on the toilet lol
It looks to be the size of a rocker trunion. But I've never really seen a retainer out before. So I don't really know either.
It does not look like a thread shaving.
03-01-2007, 12:40 AM
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Chances are I hope this is just under the valve covers, didnt get to it today but will know tomorrow. Yes it does sound louder on crank up, more valvetrain noise, not all the time however. Hoping that I won't have to get into the bottom end; talked to several people and they couldn't think of anything that small there.
03-01-2007, 09:47 AM
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Here is the answer gentlemen and good news! I remember cutting a helicoil kit several times and each time i cut that **** would fly all over the garage, looks like one of them landed in the head! DUH 
Hopefully it didn't damage anything on its way from the head to the oil pan
Hopefully it didn't damage anything on its way from the head to the oil pan
03-01-2007, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by kukri
Here is the answer gentlemen and good news! I remember cutting a helicoil kit several times and each time i cut that **** would fly all over the garage, looks like one of them landed in the head! DUH
Hopefully it didn't damage anything on its way from the head to the oil pan
Hopefully it didn't damage anything on its way from the head to the oil pan
03-01-2007, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
hmmm... im still wondering how something that size made its way down to the pan... what holes are big enough for that to fall into??
As far as damaging anything, it is too big to get inbetween a bearing, anh hopefully the magnet caught it before it got to anything else. The pickup has a screen, so that also provides some protection. The worse that I could see happening is if it was slung up by a piston skirt, got inbetween the cam and lifters, etc. Probably none of that happened. Take a good look at the piece and see how beat up it is.
03-01-2007, 11:34 PM
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Year you were! I was thinking that too first time I saw it, but for some reason completely forgot I was even messing with the helicoil. It looks just like I tried to snip it in a spot, otherwise its good.
