darn good point.
when i was 15, i was building my engine in my bike for a race the next morning. it was 2am.
i had just finished putting the engine backtogether and was in the process of putting it back into the frame. one of the last things i had left to do was install one of the carb throttle cable adjuster nuts. i had put a totally different set of carbs on it, (you know, the ones your buddy swear should make more power--"get those, no one really needs good tires, its all about power!!"
and had to make a custom set of cables for them and i had to cut a slot thru a nut so i could get it over the cable, and onto the threaded portion of the cable adjuster. no big deal.............
my eyes are bleary, my friggin fingers have cuts from skinning my knuckles on my right hand down the bone from catching my finger in a water jacket when i was lapping the head gasket surface down with a lapping block. i had used electrical tape on my fingers to stop the bleeding. ---cant stop now, too friggin close to gettin her fired up and waking up my grandmas neihbor hood!
fingers throbbin, my bladder is pusling in my neck because i have to pee so bad, but..........i......am......almost.......done........
no need to take precautions now, i have done this shit a 100 times.....
and i dropped a 6mm nut with an 8mm hex outside diameter down the intake tract PHUUUUG............stomach sinks and a burning sensation in my spincter takes over so abrupt i almost squirt a brown bingo dot in my haynes.
"allright, so i just go get a magnet, and fish her out..........30 second delay no biggie.......i got skills,,,,,,,,i got craftsman tools..............
the GoshDam intake valve was open on the cylinder, and the nut fell down the face of the valve with just enough room for the nut to slide past. no room for a magnet, just a 6mm nut............................................
after 45 minutes of cussing, throwing tools, my teeth are burning from having to pee, i finally stopped my futile attempt of retrieving the nut.
by 7am the next morning i had the engine out, head torn off, only to realize i didnt have another head gasket.
bottem line, i ALWAYS block off all intake tracts everytime.
i still hold my pee too long, and tape my fingers with electrical tape when i cut them...............got to get this project done........then i will pee, and put on some fresh electrical tape:burnout: