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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
I would try turning the motor upside down and shaking it kinda like when you drop a pick inside a guitar.
I assume the motor has clean oil in it? If not it will need some at some point anyway.
Try draining it and see if it floats out.
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The engine is still dry. It holds over 4 gallons of oil w a dry fill so no reason to add that weight while hoisting it in. I've thought about running a gallon through w drain plug removed to see if it comes out. I might do this, after trying the shop vac method.
As for tipping and shaking, (besides the fact that it would put the rubber plug somewhere over than where you want it), you would need to borrow several mature apes or gorillas from the zoo, bring them home and feed them pcp while playing a continuous loop of modern country music to get them pissed off enough to tip and shake a 1k lb. motor while somehow not touching the other vehicles and machinery in the shop. Not practical.
As my dad used to say, "you're using a machine gun to kill a mosquito".
