jeremyb1988

Hey guys...so I was not sure where to post this question at...but I guess it relates to "cooling". So I was replacing my thermostat housing 87 Camaro 305 TPI)...and the small U-shape hose, that is right above the forward bolt...well I was using a small flat tip bit inside of a socket to loosen the clamp. Well...I dropped the bit. I didn't hear it bounce onto the garage floor....I swear to god, I looked for 3 hours trying to find this thing! I used a straight magnet the best I could, climbed under the car put my fingers inside that, had a small flexible pipe brush and bent that around to try and scoop it out from under the pullys at the bottom, and nothing! I looked everywhere and no luck...it is black, so that didn't help. I even took the car outside and put my water hose on jet and sprayed some areas...tried the best I could to use compressed air can (probably wouldn't work anyways bad angles), I looked at the belts where they start to come off the pullys thinking maybe it was setting inside one of the tracks...nothing! I guess my questions are...Im assuming its either somewhere I cant see it...or hit the floor and bounced a mile! And also at this point is there anything I should worry about...any chance its going to get snagged up in anything...or god forbid cause an issue?

Tootie Pang

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If you didn't drop it inside the cooling system, that bit should have no effect.

jeremyb1988

The bit can be picked up with a magnet...is it probably stuck to the back of the water pump or maybe the main pully inside that lip somewhere?

jeremyb1988

No it did not go inside the cooling system lol...that would have sucked!

jeremyb1988

Found it!

NoEmissions84TA

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I hate it when that happens!

jeremyb1988

Me too!!! I work on 38 million dollar helicopters as a mechanic and FOD is a HUGE no no! I literally lost sleep bc of it! I love ur sn btw. No emissions...worrying about mine having to be inspected next year with no smog pump, cats, and tinted windows!!! Hope my long time mechanic of many years looks the other way!!!...we shall see.

t/aws61985

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LOL, Dude I know. Wish I can just Control F to find stuff. I went from thirdgens to Helicopters myself. I wish I could just shove stuff in my pocket sometimes. But god forbid if something got lost, er I mean unaccounted for.

84 1LE

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Deal with FOD at work, not fun when something "disappears".

Where did you find it?

LiveIt!

I'm curious too!

jeremyb1988

Hey guys, so it was to the left where the alternator Was? Like in some little crevice. So it was weird...bc I looked level like straight ahead couldn't see it from above from the angle...i also just recently found out this is an 87 with the G80, and G92 codes...all original 305 5 speed with a 5000 yellow tach...so I guess when I paid 13,500 that was fair lol...pretty excited about this find, just say in lol. O and it has the rear disk and like every option available for 87