Jon,
If you've got the intake off, it's not *that* much harder to pull the head,
is it?
I'd yank the head and take it to a machine shop to extract the plug.
Later,
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
jon@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 4:04 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Daktoberfest meet report up!
raymond.irons@gm.com wrote:
: I just had the time to read the Daktoberfest report for this year. Sounds
: like you guys had a good time, all things considered. Any new insights on
: the damage inflicted on Jon's Ram from The Evil One, aka the Pit? I'm
: guessing from what I saw in the pics of the externals it's going to
require
: the engine to be removed and, at the very least, torn down for inspection
: and repair.
We sucked most of the water out of the cylinders through the spark
plug holes, but one of the plugs broke, which actually appears to be
the main problem here. I tried to extract it yesterday, but didn't
have any luck. I did suck another 20-24 ounces of water out of the
intake though and cranked over the engine (without any plugs in it).
It turned over very smoothly, there was no vibration, no clunks or
bangs, the engine itself didn't even move. So I'm hoping that means
the internals are all still OK. I was planning to clean out the
intake, change the oil and fire it up, but with that broken plug
in there, that's not possible. I'm thinking of dropping it off
at the dealer to let them worry about it...
---Jon-
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