17-07-2023, 09:11 AM
In the olden days, a penny would fit - and was sometimes used, as core plugs cost 2d. So I fitted a 1917 penny, which I replaced a few years later when it started to corrode and weep a bit round the edges.
(Told this by Cecil across the road in around 1995. He had maintained cars at a garage during and just after the the war - also said they used to cut piston rings from cast iron drain pipes.)
(Told this by Cecil across the road in around 1995. He had maintained cars at a garage during and just after the the war - also said they used to cut piston rings from cast iron drain pipes.)