Re: Help with Loud Ticking (video included)

Posted by Joe Santana On 2019/12/14 15:10:33

Here's another tip.

With my kick panels out, I accidentally dropped some small parts from the dash down inside the frame. I dragged it a dozen times trying to get them all out, with limited success. The magnet kept sticking to the walls and frame. Argh. Very frustrating. Finally I got the wet vac, taped a skinny attachment from the regular vacuum to it, and sucked up everything, then retrieved them from the wet vac bucket. (I learned to stick a hand towel in the kick panel cavity before taking things apart.)

You might do something similar using a tube taped to a vacuum to save pulling the head. If any chips had broken off, you'd get those, too.

A small tube on a vacuum might be a good way to clean out the spark plug recesses before removing the plugs. You could use a compressor to blow air around them, too, but don't forget protective glasses.