nerves like nylon, nerves like steel

After a break for a family vacation, the weather finally cleared up for a
weekend. After backing the Spit out into the driveway, I drained out all
the old coolant. I flushed out all the remaining crud from the engine
with a hose (a nice brown/green color).

My Dad had an idea for installing the replacement plug: use a socket slightly
smaller than the inside of the plug, and hammer it in. An 1 1/16 socket
fit perfectly, and the new plug is in! No leaks!

While I had the system apart, I decided to replace the thermostat
and gasket. After looking at the inside of the radiator, I’m betting I’ll
need a new one of those soon also.