I once left a red shop rag in the intake valley of a GM 3.8l v-6 and reassembled it.

It ran for a few minutes, then made a single CLUNK! and wasn't running anymore. Rag got caught in the timing gears and stopped the engine. Got it out through a pushrod hole after pulling the front rocker cover and fishing around for a while.

There was a tech I knew who did exactly the same thing as me only he didn't know until the car came back with the oil light on and a full pan. It was full of shredded red rag. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

1990 Montero RS (In pieces... for now)

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