Hey guys, had a broken motor mount, so i took the motor out, cleaned out the hull, rebuilt the carb, and was about to put the engine back in l, but decided to remove the oil pump to bench test it since the oil lines were plugged and try to set up the engine with the oil injection again. While trying to put the oil pump back in, I dropped the split washer from the last 5mm Allen screw through the open port in the rotary valve on the PTO side.
I know I should have put a rag, and I was thinking to myself to put a rag in there before I drop something in, and in it went.
That's not the worse part, the worse part is that I tried to take the engine head off and cracked the 1st 11mm bolt loose, and the 2nd one the head broke off.
The engine in question is from a 1997 GTI with a 717 engine single carb.
1. I tried putting in telescoping magnets trying to retrieve it and tilting the engine, did not work
2. I tried shop vacuuming it out, it did not work either, that's why I attempted to take off the head and the olan was to proceed all the way down to the crankshaft.
3. I tried spinning the PTO wheel and it spins without a problem, while hearing the pressure build up, but I don't think I can leave it down there for fear that will create damage down the road, can I?
4. I would like to attempt to take it apart again, but I don't want to snap another bolt, can I take off the spark plugs and spray WD-40 hopefully it will get into the head bolts?
5. Leave it alone and send it out as a core and buy a rebuilt one? If so, anyone know someone reputable, I live in central NJ, can drop it off in the tristate area: NY, NJ, PA and even DE or MD.
Any ideas would help, thanks.
I know I should have put a rag, and I was thinking to myself to put a rag in there before I drop something in, and in it went.
That's not the worse part, the worse part is that I tried to take the engine head off and cracked the 1st 11mm bolt loose, and the 2nd one the head broke off.
The engine in question is from a 1997 GTI with a 717 engine single carb.
1. I tried putting in telescoping magnets trying to retrieve it and tilting the engine, did not work
2. I tried shop vacuuming it out, it did not work either, that's why I attempted to take off the head and the olan was to proceed all the way down to the crankshaft.
3. I tried spinning the PTO wheel and it spins without a problem, while hearing the pressure build up, but I don't think I can leave it down there for fear that will create damage down the road, can I?
4. I would like to attempt to take it apart again, but I don't want to snap another bolt, can I take off the spark plugs and spray WD-40 hopefully it will get into the head bolts?
5. Leave it alone and send it out as a core and buy a rebuilt one? If so, anyone know someone reputable, I live in central NJ, can drop it off in the tristate area: NY, NJ, PA and even DE or MD.
Any ideas would help, thanks.
Your story sucks so bad you gotta laugh. I just removed my Rotary valve cover as well to service it. While working on it, I stopped myself, to put a rag in the holes after thinking, "what if something falls down this hole", a few seconds later a washer fell right in the hole. The rag stopped it but my heart still hurt thinking of what just happened.
