I dropped a socket head inside of thermostat housing

2004 PONTIAC AZTEK
265,000 MILES • 1.6L • 6 CYL • 2WD
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MARBLEMAN41
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I was working on taking upper hose and thermostat housing off I dropped a socket head inside of housing.
Mar 6, 2017 at 11:46 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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you can get small magnets on flexi rods, you may be able to fish it out with this. you really do not want to leave it there as it will restrict the coolant flow and may cause over heating problems.
Mar 7, 2017 at 1:09 AM
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