How would YOU get something out that is stuck in your N/A PCV pipe?

[TurboFreak]

I've got this paper towel stuck in my pcv pipe. I carelessly shoved it down in there with a philips head screwdriver to try and clean it out. Now a wad of it is stuck in it and WILL NOT come out.

Things I've tried:
-Clothes hanger shoved up there
-Water pressurized through it
-Paint thinner left to sit in there for an hour
-Butane torch in the pipe just after I emptied out the paint thinner
-Butane torch on the pipe to the point where the metal is red

 

[Rennat]

air compressor?

or acetone, then light it on fire.. lol

 

[Facime]

LOL, Im sorry. Im not laughing AT you Im laughing WITH you


Im betting the carbon deposits thenselves are just as much of the obstruction now as the towel. The paper is probably just the filler now.

I would aslo try compressed air. What about steam? try boiling it in soapy water for a little while, then hit it with compressed air. maybe try the high pressure water hose at a car wash? (wear safety gloves please)

 

[The Dude]

I'd think the clothes hanger would be your best bet. If it's bending, twist a few of them together and put a little kink at the end of it that will act at a claw. Just keep stabbing at the towel and it should slowly break it apart enough to where you can push it right through.

 

[surferofthesnow]

pressure washer?

 

[bluedragon17]

+1 to the acetone and torch!!! Fire is always good..........well usually good

 

[TurboFreak]

Torch isn't working. No matter what I pour down the pipe with it.

 

[bluedragon17]

Hmmm................ where is it stuck at in the pipe??

 

[Poodles]

I'd toss the thing in my drum of Chem Dip and leave it for a few days...

Come back to it being spotless...

 

[TurboFreak]

Got it.

 

[WhtMa71]

How? For future reference lol..

 

[tbcmorris]

How?

 

[RazoE]

gum on a piece of coat hanger..

 

[TurboFreak]

Finally got something that was able to bend easier than a coat hanger, essentially a big long spring. Just shoved it out.

 

[HommerSimpson]

i was going to sujest a Estes rocket engine :}

 

[TurboFreak]

i was going to sujest a Estes rocket engine :}

Haha that wouldv'e worked.

 

[Rennat]

why not just use a degreaser on the inside? a paper towel can only catch so much anyways... clean it with chemicals, its easier, and it does a way better job.

 

[gaboonviper85]

Turbofreak....your threads are fun LOL


If you get paper towel stuck in a pcv system and try to use a torch to get it out.....you just might be a redneck!

 

[RiyadYar]

i would use compressed air

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

Things I've tried:
-Clothes hanger shoved up there
-Water pressurized through it
-Paint thinner left to sit in there for an hour
-Butane torch in the pipe just after I emptied out the paint thinner
-Butane torch on the pipe to the point where the metal is red

after all that it still didn't come out!?

I'd toss the thing in my drum of Chem Dip and leave it for a few days...

Come back to it being spotless...

chem dip?what is it? the reson I'm asking is I want to clean my intake mani and t/b real nice inside and out and I want it to look like it was sand blasted(god I miss the sandblaster at my old school)