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On 2 May 2005 at 21:36, Hal Sullivan wrote: > Dumb: Leaving the fuel pump mounting hole in the case open & uncovered > while putting the engine tin on. > > Dumber: Setting a stainless steel screw on top of the breather where it can > (and will) fall down through said open & uncovered fuel pump mounting hole. > > Dumberer: While realizing that a magnet won't work on said stainless steel > screw, attempting to retrive it with a wad of chewing gum on a stick. Which > fell off the stick and into the engine. > > Fortunately I was able to create a happy ending without splitting the case. > Pulled the distributor drive gear, fished out the bolt and the chewing gum > with custom-made "tools" .. and people tell me that bailing wire serves no > good purpose. :-) Wow, can't wait to see the movie! ;-) -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~