[DeTomaso] Ooops - What Have I Done to Myself??

[Mike & Elizabeth]

I had pulled the dizzy off the engine for 6328, which is on rollers in the
garage, to spin the oil pump and push some oil through the engine while it's
sitting waiting for the refreshed car.  As I went to drop the dizzy back
into it's hole, I heard a tiny little tink-tink-tink of something dropping
I'm pretty sure into the dizzy hole that must have been resting on the edge
or come from somewhere else.  My first response - oh crap!!

 

So, I'm not sure what it was but I'm pretty sure it's down there.  Question
for the collective: what is at the bottom of that hole?  Is it open to the
sump at the bottom and I only need to drop the pan to be sure I've not
screwed the pooch or did it likely land somewhere in between and I've got a
bit of tear-down to do?  I doubt it will come out simply by draining the oil
but that will be my first check.  I'm lucky that the engine is not in the
car but have feeling that may be where my luck stops.

 

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions and commiseration.

 

Mike Thomas

'74 #6328 

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   I had pulled the dizzy off the engine for 6328, which is on rollers in
   the garage, to spin the oil pump and push some oil through the engine
   while it's sitting waiting for the refreshed car.  As I went to drop
   the dizzy back into it's hole, I heard a tiny little tink-tink-tink of
   something dropping I'm pretty sure into the dizzy hole that must have
   been resting on the edge or come from somewhere else.  My first
   response - oh crap!!


   So, I'm not sure what it was but I'm pretty sure it's down there.
   Question for the collective: what is at the bottom of that hole?  Is it
   open to the sump at the bottom and I only need to drop the pan to be
   sure I've not screwed the pooch or did it likely land somewhere in
   between and I've got a bit of tear-down to do?  I doubt it will come
   out simply by draining the oil but that will be my first check.  I'm
   lucky that the engine is not in the car but have feeling that may be
   where my luck stops.


   Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions and commiseration.


   Mike Thomas

   '74 #6328