coozer
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:09 PM |
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Bugger! Help!!
Oh dear.. I've dropped an allen bolt into the petrol tank..
The tank is 2/3 full and its one of the bolts for the cap, its aluminum so a magnet is no good.
Any ideas how i can get it out?
     
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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eznfrank
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:12 PM |
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Get one of those cheapo flexible grabber jobs that they sell at crap tool shops.
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:14 PM |
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tip it upside down. the bolt will fall out the filler. then celebrate by having a smoke
alternatively, wot frank said its the only way i can think of
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:24 PM |
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magic 
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andrews_45
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:24 PM |
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Dunno where abouts you are, but I have a grabber. You can come pick it up tomorrow.
Or alternatively, could you drain tank, remove and then tip upside down??
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clairetoo
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:31 PM |
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Have you got a spare one ? If you have , leave it in there , being alluminium it wont do any damage
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:48 PM |
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blu tak or plasticine on the end of a stick, its how they retrieve bullets fired into ballistics tanks
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owelly
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:51 PM |
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Leave a plate of Jaffa Cakes next to the filler. When the bolt gets peckish, it'll wander out to get the JCs and that's when you grab
it........
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 09:56 PM |
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mouse trap with a nut as bait?
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austin man
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| posted on 18/10/08 at 10:31 PM |
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stop being silly obviously the guy needs help.
Cut a big hole in the bottom it will fall out then weld it up
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llionellis
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 07:40 AM |
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The heading worried me!
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balidey
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 08:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by llionellis
The heading worried me!
Yeah, especialy with Austin Mans reply about cutting a big hole in the bottom
[Edited on 19/10/08 by balidey]
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 09:02 AM |
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I think blutack will go soft in petrol so you may be better off with a grabber!
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nick205
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:30 AM |
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Leave it be - it's not going to cause any harm is it. It's too big to pass through the filter and fuel line and it's ally (same as
the tank presumably) so it's not going to deteriorate either. You'll never hear it unless the tank is bone dry in which case the car will
have stopped any way.
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