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help,dropped bolt #705135 05/22/10 05:28 PM 05/22/10 05:28 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl B barryv OP enthusiast
barryv OP enthusiast B Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl	hi, i was installing a choke block off when one of the bolts fell in the intake. it appears to have fallen into the exhaust port. i took manifold off and could not feel or see it. i tried rigging up a vacum to suck it out ,but that didnt work. any suggestions. can i still run engine and would it go into ehhaust system or what,thanks for any suggestions

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705136 05/22/10 05:31 PM 05/22/10 05:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 964 Colorado D dssaa super stock
dssaa super stock D Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 964 Colorado	Do not run that engine with a bolt down there...somewhere. You have to find it, and remove it. I would get one of those long flexible cables with the magnetic end and start fishing...

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705137 05/22/10 05:33 PM 05/22/10 05:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 95 Northern VA 1 1970440six member
1970440six member 1 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 95 Northern VA	If it dropped in the intake, how is it going to end up in the exhaust without running through the cylinder? If you are sure you dropped it in the intake pull the head and get it out.

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705138 05/22/10 05:33 PM 05/22/10 05:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 528 SW CO HemiSportFury mopar
HemiSportFury mopar Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 528 SW CO	If you are talking about the heat cross over, the opening in the center of the head on the intake side and not down the inside of the carb, they it is no problem at all. That is a blind hole around the crossover passage to reduce the heat transfer to the head. '64 Sport Fury, 528 Hemi, FiTech EFI, 4-speed, 4.10 Dana 60 '57 Belvedere 2dr sedan, current project in process '19 Cherokee Trail Hawk Elite '03 Ram 2500 CTD HO, 6-speed 214,000 miles and still going strong

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: HemiSportFury] #705139 05/22/10 05:38 PM 05/22/10 05:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,822 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,822 Kirkland, Washington	Quote: If you are talking about the heat cross over, the opening in the center of the head on the intake side and not down the inside of the carb, they it is no problem at all. That is a blind hole around the crossover passage to reduce the heat transfer to the head. Exactly. If its in the "U" shaped area just get a magnet--I've pulled all sorts of crap out of these areas over the years. If it dropped into the exhaust crossover it may or may not be a problem. I would go after it with a magnet. May find a home harmlessly in the exhaust...then again, may rattle.

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #705140 05/22/10 07:44 PM 05/22/10 07:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl B barryv OP enthusiast
barryv OP enthusiast B Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl	somehow it rolled into the passenger side head.who sells a good long magnet.i was hoping it was inside the intake but i guess today was my day for everything to go down hill. i really thought my vacum rig job would have sucked it up but no luck. ill try one more time before i pull head off

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705141 05/22/10 08:03 PM 05/22/10 08:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Please clarify "it rolled into the head" as mentioned if it went into the upside down "U" shaped opening it won't hurt anything.. If it's one of the 70-71 vintage intakes with a sheet metal cup for the choke coil & the bolt fell into the open exhuast crossover you've got to get it out cause it can wind up in contact with the exhaust valve & from the it could pontentially wind upin a cylinder... Pull the intake & you should be able to fish it out...

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #705142 05/22/10 08:07 PM 05/22/10 08:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,902 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,902 Athens, Greece	Quote: Please clarify "it rolled into the head" as mentioned if it went into the upside down "U" shaped opening it won't hurt anything.. If it's one of the 70-71 vintage intakes with a sheet metal cup for the choke coil & the bolt fell into the open exhuast crossover you've got to get it out cause it can wind up in contact with the exhaust valve & from the it could pontentially wind upin a cylinder... Pull the intake & you should be able to fish it out... Unless he dropped it in the manifold and it rolled into the cylinder with one of the valves hanging open. You gotta find that screw man. You know any doctors? Maybe a shop can let you borrow an endoscope/snakescope/borescope and you can look inside the cylinders through the spark plug hole. Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #705143 05/22/10 08:27 PM 05/22/10 08:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Quote: Please clarify "it rolled into the head" as mentioned if it went into the upside down "U" shaped opening it won't hurt anything.. . That 'U' opening is nothing but an air dam to help keep the hot adjacent exhaust ports from building up excessive heat.. They do not go internal.

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: MoparforLife] #705144 05/22/10 09:19 PM 05/22/10 09:19 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl B barryv OP enthusiast
barryv OP enthusiast B Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl	i went to 4 places looking for a flexible magnet. i found a long telescopic type. it wont help anyway because the 2 bolts that i used for choke block plate must be a low grade metal since the magnet wont pick up the other bolt . iwill try to snake hose down port of head again with the vacum next weekend.thanks for the help

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705145 05/29/10 06:36 PM 05/29/10 06:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl B barryv OP enthusiast
barryv OP enthusiast B Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl	i went fishing today for the dropped bolt in head. could not get it so i had to remove head. found bolt right away .now i have to put it all back. next time i will be more careful when working on cars

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705146 05/30/10 07:44 AM 05/30/10 07:44 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL Commando1 master
Commando1 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL	Quote: i went fishing today for the dropped bolt in head. could not get it so i had to remove head. found bolt right away .now i have to put it all back. next time i will be more careful when working on cars Lemme get this right. The screw (it's not a bolt): 1. fell down through the carb, 2. into the intake manifold, 3. down the plenum, 4. through an open valve, 5. and into the chamber....

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: Commando1] #705147 05/30/10 10:26 PM 05/30/10 10:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl B barryv OP enthusiast
barryv OP enthusiast B Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 369 middleburg,fl	it was a small bolt that goes were choke rod on manifold goes . i had the parts from the choke assembly off because i was installing a block off plate since my new carb is electric choke . when i was starting to tread bolt into manifold to make sure new bolts were correct length,it fell inside manifold and rolled all the way into head. a 5 minute repair has turned into a weekend of removing and re installing head

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: barryv] #705148 05/31/10 08:19 AM 05/31/10 08:19 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL Commando1 master
Commando1 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL	Don't feel bad. I once had the distributer out of my SB and a 4-40 X 1/8" screw fell down inside the block...

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: Commando1] #705149 05/31/10 09:08 AM 05/31/10 09:08 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 936 own private Idaho N ngpSatellite super stock
ngpSatellite super stock N Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 936 own private Idaho	Quote: Don't feel bad. I once had the distributer out of my SB and a 4-40 X 1/8" screw fell down inside the block... .... back in the day in the USAF, you would drop a scew in an F4 cockpit and you would have to call egress, pull the seat and sometimes take days looking for a tiny washer or screw now those were the days!!!

Re: help,dropped bolt [Re: dssaa] #705150 05/31/10 10:31 AM 05/31/10 10:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 587 minot north dakota ledft79 mopar
ledft79 mopar Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 587 minot north dakota	Quote: I would get one of those long flexible cables with the magnetic end. I'm not sure where I got it, but I have a thick copper wire with a magnet on the end of it, fully bendable to any position. I think I got it from Sears. 6012056-01-12-201010;06;53PM.JPG (134 downloads) DRIVE EM, DONT HIDE EM.

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