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dakota22
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2/02/2009
20:14:24
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i dropped one of the little head bolts for a 4.7 down the timing chain hole into the oil pan....how can i get this out?? ive tried a magnet through the drain hole but i cant seem to find the bolt at all. please give me any ideas thanks
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Drakewn
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2/02/2009
23:25:40
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Turn the truck upside down and shake it a bit. Hopefully the bolt will fall out. If not, I think you're looking at pulling the motor to pull the pan off. Does anyone know if there is a magnet on the bottom of the oil pan? If there is a magnet, the bolt will stick to it in the oil pan and you can just drive like that forever.
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well
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2/03/2009
01:09:08
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try the magnet through the same hole you dropped
the bolt through
another idea (large magnet needed)
slowly run magnet along oil pan
slowly moving toward drain hole
take a new path each time
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idea
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2/03/2009
09:00:35
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hey dakota22
are you near any large dairy farms?
(an no joke here)
for the tip listed above
if near a dairy farm try an get a cow magnet
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Dakota22
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2/03/2009
17:59:17
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no im in vegas.... ive tried magnets for 2 days now and im gettin frustrated....someone reccomended putting a small really strong magnet in the oil drain somewhere in the pan and they said the bolt will stick to it...will this work?
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dakota22
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2/05/2009
11:27:57
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so i got the bolt down to the oil drain plug but its just a little too big to come out....if i put a magnet on my drain plug and stick it to the bolt, will it hold it there???
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TexasTodd
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2/05/2009
13:28:27
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I think it will stick to a magnet drain plug, yea.
I was going to suggest trying to turn over the motor by hand with a wrench on the flywheel, if theres nothing hanging up, a bolt should stay at the bottom of the pan anyways.
If it hangs up, turn it backwards a little bit.
Dropping the pan is always an option.
Funny story, my borther was changing the lifters in his v8 potiac lemans in the early 70's. He dropped two of them into the pan by accident. He cut a hole in the pan, got them out, and then used some tin, silicone, and sheet metal self tapping screws to plug the hole. Never leaked.
FWIW, I'd leave it there if the motor will turn over OK.
Drive it like its paid for!
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