Dropped Something ON-TOP of My Gas Tank...twice

So I was in the process of adding extra d-rings to my bed and was using the drainage holes as the mounting points. So after suceeding with the passengers side I move onto the drivers side and promptly drop the backing plate onto the gas tank. After a bit blindly searching, I stumble across it and try it again. It falls a second time and the damn thing is no where to be found. After an hour of searching I called it quits.





Is this a problem?

-- Will my truck explode on my way to work tomorrow?

-- Will my PreRunner now be granted the powers of 4x4?

-- Are my Sockmonkey decals going to fall of now?


All I really need to know is if it's cool to drive with that thing doing potentially all sorts of shading dealings in the nether-regions of my truck.

Also, if anyone knows a crafty way to find that thing, I'm open to suggestions.

 

your truck has AT LEAST a 95% chance of blowing up and/or the ability to look like a mini cooper.





















i wouldnt think it would be a problem. no moving parts on top of the tank itself, but in the general area, maybe

 

lmao chris your nuckin futs

 

I imagine it will bounce free while driving. It is always the part you have one of that goes missing.

 

Take a cellphone camera, or digital camera and look for it. Those have saved me several times. I would try and find it. If it falls off going down the freeway it could either bounce up and hit your truck or another car. Of course I droped a nut down on the skid plate a while back and just found it. Don't know how it made it for that long.

 

Haha. It just slipped. I won't make that mistake again.

 

yes you will burst into flames, just like i did when i put a car tire on the rear of my motorcycle......not

mark

 

I guess we know what you use your laptop for, by looking at the state of your keyboard.

 

haha,thats funny and all. But have you ever seen a mac laptop. The keys are slightly raised and have light underneath. So that is just a regular keyboard from a wierd angle.

 

Yeah mine looks the same on my dell. First thing that came to mind when I saw the picture....guess I need to get my mind out of the gutter.

 

Dude your getting a dell!

 

This may not be as simple as it sounds, but what about unscrewing the bed bolts and trying to remove the plastic bed shell? There are probably about 100 clips in addition to the 4 bolts, but . . . possibility?

 

Find someone that has a seesnake and you will be able to locate it easily.

 

pull out in the street and hit the gas really hard then slam on the brakes and it should come out and then you can even retrieve it