From: skipfromla@yahoo.com   
      
   On Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:10:31 -0700, "W. eWatson"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Skipfromla wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:34:47 -0700, "W. eWatson"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I was installing a new battery in my 2004 Tundra today, and the shiny   
   socket   
   >>> (2" long and 1" in dia." from the wrench fell into the motor area near the   
   >>> battery. I heard it rattle down, and then nothing. I looked on the sandy   
   >>> ground below, and found nothing. I tried my best to find it in the engine   
   >>> compartment using a light, but nothing. It's not easy to see in all places.   
   >>> I drove it onto the driveway, and made sudden stops and starts, but nothing   
   >>> fell out. Any suggestions? I'll likely take it to my mechanic tomorrow and   
   >>> see if he has any clue. My guess is that it jammed into some location.   
   >>   
   >> Every thing I've dropped near the front of the engine compartment has   
   >> ended up in the skid plate.   
   >What's that?   
      
   It's the plate under the engine that protects it.  It's also the thing   
   you have to remove to get to the oil filter.   
      
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