Help! I got crap in my head

[spr911]

Was in the process of changing the air box on my 83 SC with a very filthy engine compartment and managed to get some sand and intake runner filings in my intakes. I had planned to make a special vacuum tube and suck out as much as I could but needed to move the car and didn't realize the car was in gear. End result: All the crap went down into the combustion chambers. 2 questions: 1) What will this do to my engine do I really need to worry or will it get sucked out the exhaust? and 2) any ideas on how to get it out of the piston chamber (w/o removing motor and heads) if I do need to worry?


Attached picture shows the fine salty, sandy dust that I'm talking about, note the greyish residue coating everything and around the mouse nest and excrement (one reason I won't be replacing the heat/sound pad/mouse hotel). Other picture shows pad hollowed out by mouse.

Thanks

[Zeke]

Stick a small hose down the spark lug hole attached to your vacuum. Wiggle it all around and do the best you can. You can also blow in there with compressed air and repeat the vacuuming process. Be gentle with the compressed air, you don't want to wedge anything at the side of the piston. In fact, I think I'd move the crank pulley a little after the initial vacuuming.