What will it hurt in the screen?

Idk that it went bottom... can't find it in the pan, can't find it looking down the distributor hole
.... guess I could pull the intake but as far down as it was (laying next to the oil pump shaft) how cold it be in the lifter valley? I can look into guess... just seems unlikely :-(

If it's not under the intake the engine will have to come out I guess... unless the tape will not harm it mechanically. .. I don't know if it can lol

I'm about 2 shakes from using a 40 psi pump on my truck tank and trying to Wash it out with diesel ...