Originally Posted by JagTheRipper

Ouch. I've done something similar. I once had a Nissan when I was still living in Finland. The car didn't have an engine block heater which is pretty much a must during the winter so I got one and though I'd save some money and install it myself. The procedure is very easy in theory. Remove one of the core plugs and install the heater in its place. Usually when you tap the plug with a screwdriver and a hammer to one side, it turns 90 degrees and you can pull it out. Well mine didn't turn. It felt like it was stuck (but in reality I managed to push it deeper in the hole). So one of my brilliant ideas was to drill a hole into the plug so I could use some sort of a hook to pull it out. I started drilling but it felt like the drill wasn't going anywhere. I tried harder and whoomp... It went through the plug, through the block, through the cylinder, through the piston... Needless to say how much I "saved" installing the heater myself

Originally Posted by SeismicGuy

Okay doctor, for those that might not have a pair of long surgical forceps lying around, where can you get these (or something similar)?

Doug