Where did that nut go?

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:35 am

Just been adjusting the tappets today and I managed to drop one of the retaining nuts down the engine. Well I hope it's there so it falls through to the sump. New nut from Mitsi tomorrow (hopefully) and then we'll start it up and find out if it did go that way and not into the combustion chamber

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:40 am

Um..... Do not start that engine!

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:04 am

It'll get well cranked over by hand many times before I try it.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:51 am

I wouldn't even do that. Pull the inner section of the manifold off the block first & hope to hell its under there...

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:56 am

I'm sure it's just slipped off the lash adjuster. Can't see how it jumped over the side to get to the manifold.

Gonna have another look in the am.

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:19 am

Dont start it because i will lol @ you. Would a magnetic feeler thing work?

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:00 am

Storm wrote:I'm sure it's just slipped off the lash adjuster. Can't see how it jumped over the side to get to the manifold.

Gonna have another look in the am.

Oh I thought it was one of the nuts on either side of the intake manifold that you have to remove to get it off.

Oh well, yeah if its gone down the oil gallery it'll be in the sump. I lost a GR hydraulic tappet down the oil gallery once

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:26 am

Hooning along nice and smooth now. Got rid of that annoying ticking. But now it seems a bit quiet! Lol

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:00 am

Storm wrote:Hooning along nice and smooth now. Got rid of that annoying ticking. But now it seems a bit quiet! Lol

nice work.

find the nut, or not worry about it for now?

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:20 am

calm before the storm.

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:20 pm

Don't worry your nut will drop one day.

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:58 pm

Supplanter wrote:Don't worry your nut will drop one day.

took a while, but we got there.

wcefan · Post by **wcefan** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:03 pm

Supplanter wrote:Don't worry your nut will drop one day.

I see what you did there... lol

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:44 pm

wcefan wrote:
Supplanter wrote:Don't worry your nut will drop one day.
I see what you did there... lol

I gotta say, you're avatar is making me want to use the bathroom right now.

wcefan · Post by **wcefan** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:05 pm

Astron_Boy wrote:
wcefan wrote:
Supplanter wrote:Don't worry your nut will drop one day.
I see what you did there... lol
I gotta say, you're avatar is making me want to use the bathroom right now.

Rosie Jones.

You're welcome

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:39 am

Astron_Boy wrote:
Storm wrote:Hooning along nice and smooth now. Got rid of that annoying ticking. But now it seems a bit quiet! Lol
nice work.

find the nut, or not worry about it for now?

Not worry - full stop.

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:07 pm

Astron_Boy wrote:
wcefan wrote:
Supplanter wrote:Don't worry your nut will drop one day.
I see what you did there... lol
I gotta say, you're avatar is making me want to use the bathroom right now.

Trouble in paradise?

Or is the bathroom where you keep Astron girl hidden?

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:26 pm

I'll tip my hat to you on that one.

Good work.

Sooty man.

FTO AUSTRALIA