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3K views 19 replies 11 participants last post by  dilligafat66 
#1 ·
while doing my winter service on my 2010 bonnie se,on checking the valves 2 of the exhaust valves were out, so I removed the camshaft to reshim the valves .but clumsy prat that I am ,idropped one of the small locating dowels into the engine ,ive removed the sump plate but still cant find it ,ive had a spring with a magnet attached ,poked about through every nook and cranny .all to no avail,looks like its an engine strip job.is it possiple to remove the lower crankcase only,without removing the barrels pistons etc.any advice will be very welcome
 
#4 ·
Blue skying here, but I wonder if the magnets in the alternator are strong enough to hold a steel object up against the adjacent crankcase preventing it from falling into the sump? Possibly removing the alternator cover will help.

I dropped a M6 locknut into the oil fill hole once. Fortunately it was SS and fell into the sump which as easy enough to retrieve.

I'll leave you with two words of advice: Stroker Kit. :wink2:

/M
 
#5 ·
Not to hijack, but stroker kit, over big bore kit? Or do you mean as long as the bottom end needs to come apart?
Mine doesn't actually NEED anything, but I've been thinking a 904 kit would be nice.

I was also wondering about the magnets, and if simply bouncing it would shake the dowel down? The problem being that tiny parts don't have the mass to shake loose.
 
#11 ·
Before I would go to the extreme of splitting the cases....if a magnetic pick up tool or magnetized screwdriver can't find it... try taking a length of 1/4 " hose adapted to a a shop vac...down the valley you dropped in and hunt around with the hose....I have pulled all kinds of "o $hit" nuts...screws and jewelry out of places that would normally require surgery....
 
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