straw in cylinder head

[saporoc]

i winterized my mercury 125 and after i fogged the motor i sprayed fogging oil into the pistons at that time the straw for can shot into the top cylinder i had to rotate the flywheel to see the straw and a piece of the straw got cut off in the head about an inch of the straw will the piece or straw work its way out or will it cause problems.<br /> anthony

 

[ob1jeeper]

Re: straw in cylinder head

The chewed up ash and remains of this small piece of plastic will go out through the exhaust, without so much as a wimper, when yuo test fire it up next spring.<br /><br />As Johnny Soprano would say "fugit ubow ***" !!<br /><br />GOOD LUCK... Obiwan Jeeper

 

[sloopy]

Re: straw in cylinder head

better to get it out, you maybe able to get it out with a stick and a piece of tape!

 

[ODDD1]

Re: straw in cylinder head

Anthony, if you are seeing this through the spark plug hole, screw the plug back in and fire it up, the piston will happily eat something this small and soft...the only time I have seen these straws cause problems is when they are caught in the throttle plates or the reed valves.

 

[dmessy]

Re: straw in cylinder head

Better to let it be than to fish around in the cylinder and get something else lodged in there. Like everyones been saying...won't hurt a thing. Bet you won't do that again

 

[ob1jeeper]

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Anthony,<br />DITTO THE LAST TWO POSTS !! DO NOT STICK ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CYLINDER ! YOU GOT ENOUGH IN THERE NOW...<br /><br />REASONS...?? The simple compression / exhaust cycling of the cylinder during cranking will most likely cause it to spit out into the exhaust anyway...<br /><br />HOWEVER... Should any of it remain around long enough for the cylinder to "fire" the combustion mixture, the resulting 2000 degrees-F combustion temperature, will turn this measly little piece of plastic into INSTANT ash... THEN what's left will go merrily on down the exhaust system, and out in to oblivion...<br /><br />DON'T EVEN GIVE ANOTHER THOUGHT TO ATTEMPTS AT EXTRACTING IT... GOOD LUCK... Obiwan Jeeper

 

[roscoe]

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I've done the same thing. Actually had a 4 inch piece make it out the exhaust somehow. Had to pull it out of the prop though.<br /><br />I never used to have a problem with these things, but they must be making them different now days. I can't seem to keep the wd40 hose attached to the can either.

 

[sailor_turned_stinkpotter]

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I don't mean to laugh at someone elses misfortune because I certainly wouldn't want it to happen to me but this string really made me chuckle for some reason. It just goes to show you murphy's law applies to EVERYTHING...even something as simple as spray fogging your cylinders.<br />Anyways, best of luck with the motor...the friendly experts here on iboats should have put your mind at ease.

 

[saporoc]

Re: straw in cylinder head

thanks for the helpful information.but i have a question for member ODDD1 i dont see anything in the cylinder i had a very small light in the head and the piece is not in there.there are 5 slots in the back of the cylinder when i rotated the piston it cut off about an inch of the straw so the piece must have went into one of the slots i think it went into one of the bottom slots are they the exhaust slots?thanks again for the information.<br /> anthony

 

[sloopy]

Re: straw in cylinder head

yes that is the exhaust

 

[ODDD1]

Re: straw in cylinder head

Anthony, your fine.....its sitting in an exhaust port or a transfer port.....