Ok fellas here's the deal.. When installing the twins you need to remove the oil freeze plug below the oil filter for a second oil return line once I got the cap loose I went to get it out with some pliers and it fell into the oil pan!!!! I took the oil pan off to no avail our awesome engineers made it so that it is not possible to remove the oil pan without pulling the motor and trannny!!!! I sooo don't want to do that.. I have talked to some really good memeber's on here and it seems that I might be able to lift the motor up to get enough room in there to possibly push the aluminum cap towards the back of the oil pan near the drain hole.. Keep in mind that it is now folded dang near in half so once I get it near the drain hole it should be able to fall out of the hole or be convincec!!!

Any suggestions input would be greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that the plug us aluminum so a magnet is no good... It is useless today a storm moved in with 65 mph winds and I am watching it blow like crazy at the moment... I will be back at it tomorrow...

On a good note the Twins are done!!! I just need to get rid of this little problem re-plenish fluids and fire the beast!!!!

Thanks fellas

Shane

 

I got a plasma cutter. we can cut that x member and fab you up a new one.

On a lighter note, I think your best route would be to raise the motor up a bit. Unbolt the front mounts and leave the tranny in, raise it up and try to get the pan off that way. Being aluminum is going to be hard to get it out of there.

 

[QUOTE=cbrahs;1603858]I got a plasma cutter. we can cut that x member and fab you up a new one. [QUOTE]

Oh man have I though of that!!!


I think that will be my best option... Does any one know if I will need to unbolt the motor mounts or not???? I have heard yes and no????

Thanks fellas!!

 

I think that UnrulyNFS might have done the same thing during his twin install. Maybe he will chim in on what they did to retrieve it. Tac

 

Oh man I will PM him!!! Thanks

 

Im with cbrahs, I say try and raise the motor and hope that you can get it up! HAHA

 

Very strong magnet and a piece of string? How about salad tongs? If you can get ahold of the local bomb squad or a surgeon they have tools for inspecting improvised explosive devices and doing surgery on knees, shoulders, etc. Think you could fish it out with a coat hanger?

 

its just in the pan...its not going to hurt anything. there are lots of guys that have done that and left it in there.

if you had a extension magnet tool you should be able to get it out of the pan with it removed and slid to the side a little.

 

hahahah... Have to give the old Cummins a blue pill!!!

 

PM sent.

Its no major deal. A little magnet will do the trick. Might have to drop the pan from the back side of the motor, just be easy on the gasket and retorque after some heat cycles.

 

Oh, btw. Our fellow member Banshee was the one who put mine in the oil pan. We (Me, John P, Banshee, and Masonic-Dodge) were 4am fishin that thing outta there. Boy was that a fun night. I never coulda done my twins without those guys though.

 

Wahoooooooooooooooooo!!! We were so thinking it wasn't magnetic??? Can I get a magnet on the bottom and fish it out to the hole??? or will I have to get one inside the pan???? Oh you sooo just made my night!!! I was so worried I'd have to pull this beast apart!!!

I am so happy!!! I am so happpy!! (kartweel)

Man I love this site!!!

 

Maybe a shot in the dark but...How about something like a dentist suction hose.

 

We were think ing something like that and putting one of the push pumps that we can blow oil into the pan and possibly push it to the back??

Are the pans baffled???

 

can you get a pen magnet in there and fish around for the plug