Re: Water distribution tube

Posted by Carl Madsen On 2009/6/10 10:53:13

I used a magnet on a 3' piece of 1/2" electrical conduit. (The magnet is a cow magnet you give livestock to captcher bits of metal). I tied very strong string line to both the magnet and the conduit, and taped both very well with electrical tape. I inserted the magnet in the conduit and moved the whole works into the water jacket where the water distribution tube rests. The magnet fell off at the end (probably attracted to the far wall), and I drug the conduit and the magnet back towards the front. If you aren't 100% sure the magnet is well attached to the conduit, don't try this as it would be no joy to get that magnet out.

However, I was able to recover A LOT of small metal pieces, including a broken extractor and left over threads from a removed exhaust stud. The key was to drag the magnet over the bumpy bottom, where the cast iron cylinders create a bunch of peaks and valleys. Do it many times, you'll be surprised what you find.

Of course this won't recover non-ferrous metals, such as brass or aluminum. It would have worked, I think, on your steel distribution tube, and may be worth the effort to grab that last few pieces.

I removed three of the five frost plugs and flushed the jacket with over 15 gallons of water until it ran clear. I also used the conduit and a small shop vac, but didn't recover much except old anti-freeze.

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