This could be very stupid, but I was replacing my spark plugs and I decided to take a paper towel with a screw driver and clean it out in there a little. It wasn't dirty, but I figured I would do it anyway.

We'll, a TINY piece of the paper towel fell into the cylinder. How bad is this? It was not big at all, just a tiny piece that ripped off. I can't imagine this is good =\

Will it just stay on top of the piston? If it gets between the piston and the cylinder wall, I'm pretty much screwed right?

 

Actually, wont it just expelled through the exhaust?

 

oh god, the paper will be burnt up with the first cylinder fire, and then gone....

geez, I was more worried about the screwdriver scraping something and leaving metal shavings for your cylinder walls to eat up.

Please be careful, and no, this was not a good idea.....

 

Don't worry about it. You are fine. Just start it up and it will get pushed out the exhaust. Next time don't use a paper towel to clean the inside of your combustion chamber. Use something like seafoam or other decarboning solution.
Jes

 

I feel a lot dumber after posting this

Haha, I was also thinking about it just burning up, but it still worries me =\

Yes the paper towel idea was stupid. It usually works out fine but these were some CHEAP paper towels

 

Oh man, you have nothing to worry about.
It is vaporized as soon as you turn the motor over.

Drop a piece of metal in the cylinder, and thats a whole different story.

 

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geez, I was more worried about the screwdriver scraping something and leaving metal shavings for your cylinder walls to eat up.

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paPer+93oct+spark=fire(papernonexistent)....algebr a sucks

 

Nice job dick. Lol, its better then the pine needle in my tranny fluid.

 

Yeah well dont be stupid like me and take out your dipstick while polishing your exh ports and then let all the metal shavings fall down the tube..... Im so stupid...

Blaze

 

Just quickly pull the head off to get the paper towel chunk out.

 

well u shoulda seen all the metal shavings that went everywhere when I dremeled out my valve reliefs on my b20... I thought it was a good idea to just leave the pistons in the motor, but realizing how bad **** got... I had to take the pistons out and clean them.

 

use a shop towel next time so a piece wont come off.

 

i just hope the paper dont light on fire and you burn your motor ......