furious70
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Or will it rattle around and possibly bounce up and impact the cam eccentric? I can't get the plug loose (yet). Can get the torch out if it really needs to come out.
I would whip it out before running the engine.Or will it rattle around and possibly bounce up and impact the cam eccentric? I can't get the plug loose (yet). Can get the torch out if it really needs to come out.
Read what the poster said. He can not get the plug out to remove it. So to correctly and politically answer his question leaving it in the motor with no mechanical pump he will be just fine.I'll answer it this way:
If it's not in the engine, it can't damage anything - or be damaged by anything.
Make sense?
My reading comprehension skills are just fine, thanks.Read what the poster said. He can not get the plug out to remove it. So to correctly and politically answer his question leaving it in the motor with no mechanical pump he will be just fine.
So answer the poor guys question. Will it hurt anything.My reading comprehension skills are just fine, thanks.
Just because something is difficult does not make it impossible - and yes, that plug can be a pain in the *** -
and yes, people do leave that pushrod in engines - but that doesn't mean they should.
You can sleep now. The rod will never touch the cam shaft unless your car is turned up side down.It's not stripped, just immovable to this point. My thinking was it should just ride down against the plug and never bother a thing, gravity being what it is and all but was curious if anyone had had a bad outcome.
I would imagine enough time with the torch and I would get it out but I've got plenty of other things to spend my time on.
I have - twice now.So answer the poor guys question. Will it hurt anything.