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Our dog passed away yesterday. More on that later.

While working out my grief, I was doing some vacuum line replumbing on the speedster engine (EFI and spark). To make a clean job of it, I took off the throttle bodies and changed the plugs while I was at it (DPR6EA-9 gapped to .040).

While reassembling, I had the usual fumble of the manifold nuts where they disappear. My usual search using magnets turned up nothing. This was on the side where the AC compressor and hoses like to exert their dominance over any easy access. So, I disconnect the gas line, vacuum lines and the fuel injector plugs and pulled the manifold again for a full search.

I got my Depstech 5 mp endoscope and plugged it into my phone. The tip lit up and I went searching again. I found BOTH missing nuts tucked down beside the #4 plug inside the head. Magnets got them out.

I bought the scope about a year ago when I was redoing a bathroom and wanted to look inside the drywall.

It's not a snap-on, but it does the job just fine. $35 - https://www.amazon.com/Inspect...tible/dp/B086DMM9DX/PXL_20220729_1931147022022072909293252920220729092922476

Now, about Mocha, she was an island dog (Rhode Island and Maui) who had more personality than you could believe. A loving, lickin', sweet and funny girl who loved nothing better than a game of eviscerate the duck toy (we still have a box full).

Mocha went whale hunting with us on the kayak, kept her new little sister in line, and protected us from the mailman. She was a great friend and we will miss her greatly.IMG_20181123_151440PXL_20211127_183515739IMG_20170703_190432

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Sorry the hear your loss of Mocha, remember all the good times !

I need to get a scope like that for the garage here and since I have a colonoscopy scheduled for some time in the Fall,  so I figure I can do my own and save some bucks , With that said, I'd like to borrow it and I promise, I 'll mail it back as soon as I am done with it....Thanks in advance  !

Sorry the hear your loss of Mocha, remember all the good times !

I need to get a scope like that for the garage here and since I have a colonoscopy scheduled for some time in the Fall,  so I figure I can do my own and save some bucks , With that said, I'd like to borrow it and I promise, I 'll mail it back as soon as I am done with it....Thanks in advance  !

Alan,  disinfecting might be an issue even if IPsec rated

Sorry for your loss Mike. Pets really are family....... I swore I would never get another pet after digging holes on Boot Hill in the back yard for 3 dogs and 5 cats as they left us. But as fate would have it my Granddaughter, who lives with us, brought home a rescued Pit Bull terrier who she named Honey. I was not in the best of moods over this, but the dog was a sweetie and after she was here for a few days she found her forever house. She has been here 5 years now and has become mainly my dog. She is very loving and like to hang with me in the garage. She does a great job at protecting us from the delivery guys etc. and has been well trained by all of us. In fact I just finished writing a song for her called The Honey Dog. I send it along when I get it recorded or play it for you on next years visit to Maui. Enjoy the memories of Mocha.

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Toughest part about owning a pet.  Been through it a few times, but happy to have the memories of providing a good life.  Looks like Mocha was very happy!

Funny you say 'Kept her new little sister in line'.  We have a pup approaching 14 and introduced a new pup a few years ago.  The older dog has taught and trained the younger, to the point that he understands 30+ commands.  Sounds like that Mocha was a valuable pup.

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My condolences, Michael.

I have been through the same pain several times, and we are counting the days until it happens again with one of our elderly (16+) fur babies.  I consider the grief when they leave us to be a reminder of how much they loved us back over their all too short lifetimes.  Maybe "leave"isn't the right term.  How about "go on ahead and wait for us"?

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My condolences, Mike.

Our last three were polar opposites - A full-size Collie that looked and acted like "Lassie" who helped us raise our kids when they were small to grown, followed by a pair of Jack Russell Terriers who were supposed to be manic but turned out to be mellow, instead.  Living with "Jacks" is like living with toddlers that never grow up, and that makes for a lot of fun.

It was very hard, for me especially, to lose them when their time came and so we've not replaced them but we sometimes think about it (and then we remember letting them out at 5am, buying special food and prescriptions as they got older and, of course, those Vet bills).  Instead, we've become the "Dog Sitters" of the neighborhood and have a couple that stay with us from time to time.  That works out as we have a lot of fun with them......  And then they go home when we're getting pooped out from the new activity.

Hang in there from the loss of your pup.  It's a lot to deal with, I know.

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