Fishing an acorn out of a 4.0 head

[mbalbritton]

Ya… so this is what happens when you store an engine with an open thermostat housing and no thermostat. Damn squirrels packed acorns in any opening they could find!

Not really tech, but kinda is. I have 1.5 acorns that has fallen down behind the casting for the #1 intake valve in the water jacket.

Here’s a pict before it fell, and I can only see them with a flexible bore scope at this time.

I tried wrapping tape backwards around the bore scope and tried to stick to the Acorn. No dice. I can’t reach it with anything I have.

Short of pulling the head and shaking it out, any thoughts? It’s about 6”-8” back inside, depending on if you ask him or her.

I was thinking about flooding the water jacket and try to float the acorns out.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Neck your shop vac down to 1/2"-3/8"

 

[mbalbritton]

Neck your shop vac down to 1/2"-3/8"

Tried that too. The issue is making a right hand turn about 6” back.

 

[Monkeynono]

Coat hanger and the shop vac?

 

[mbalbritton]

Changed up from blue painters tape to gaffers tape. That’s some sticky shit! Grabbed both and they are out.

 

[skyhighZJ]

Coat hanger and the shop vac?

Deleted : “not in the garage”

 

[Shreddinlettuce]

Deleted : “not in the garage”

Abort mission, the nuts have been removed!

 

[VortecJeep]

 

[Jeff B]

Tape a sheet rock screw to a long screw driver.

 

[grapehead]

fire

 

[No fries]

Capture said squirrel, keep him in a cage with nothing but water and the 4.0 head. He will get hungry and retrieve the Acorn for you, when he needs to eat.

Or remove it, turn upside down and a coat hanger.

 

[jeepinmatt]

Wash it out with a water hose. Or just leave it. It will break down eventually, and by then, it won't hurt a thing.

But obviously the correct answer is fire like @grapehead said

 

[RatLabGuy]

Wad of bubble gum on teh end of a coat hangar