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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Foriegn object in my intake, HELP

OK, so I think I get the dumb A$$ award for the year . And its only February!!

I was spaying cleaner into my TPI through a vacuum prot and it sucked the little red tube right off the can and into the intake. I have removed the plunume and runners but its gone (the engine was running). It's my assumption that it went all the way to the valves and/or combustion chamber.

My question is, being plastic and pretty thin, do you think the vales and combustion will just chew it up and burn the remians??

Or do I need to tear it down and remove the intake to look for it??

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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Re: Foriegn object in my intake, HELP

It'll vanish on its own... not to worry.
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Re: Foriegn object in my intake, HELP

LOL, yeah forget about that one. Don't worry about it.
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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Re: Foriegn object in my intake, HELP

yea.. it'll just become part of the ozone layer here shortly

As far as this being a rather interesting thing to have in your engine..... There's been worse...

As far as you thinking you win the dumbest person award of the year.... I think you have a long ways to go to meet that standard. There's some really dumb ppl out there
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Re: Foriegn object in my intake, HELP

Yea, the more I thought about it I figured it would most likely just burn up and pass through the exhaust.

Thanks for the input! And Rinnie, you are correct, I deal with them every day!
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