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Re: Dropped in the black hole of doom.

To: "John Miller" <healeys@n4vu.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dropped in the black hole of doom.
From: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:24:17 -0400
John,

Good suggestion.  That is the gadget I was going to suggest to him but could
not think of the name either!

Keith Pennell


> On Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:58 am, Scott Willis wrote:
> > I dropped a banjo bolt from carb down into a frame strut while trying to
> > find out why the Mashed BN7 was not getting fuel. Criminy! I stuck a
screw
> > driver in there to see how deep. Looks like it goes on for ever. I
suppose
> > the banjo bolt is brass and a magnet will not pull out. This strut looks
> > like it might be a common spot to drop valuable parts into.
> >
> > Any suggestions? I finally get the engine back together and today was
the
> > day to fire. No luck w/o gas.
>
> Get one of those...geez, I can't even begin to come up with a name for
> it...it's about 2 feet long, flexible like a Bowden cable, with a "claw"
on
> one end and a plunger on the other.  Should be able to find one for under
$5.
> Yeah, it'll take a bit of feeling around in the blind, but you should be
able
> to hook onto the banjo bolt in a lot less time than it would take you to
turn
> the car upside down and shake it.
> --
> John Miller





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