Thanks for all the tips, I think the borescope is a good idea. I may also try to drop the pan down a little to peek in and try and see if its there. Ugh what a nightmare, lol. My fault though so what can you do (kicks own ***).

I'm not on a huge time crunch and with the weather here in the midwest lately I wouldnt really be able to drive it anyway. It's just been down a while already and I'd like my baby back!!

 

so whats the words thus far??