Hey all, thanks to all for the water pump advice, worked like a charm.
Latest problem I got is a spark plug (no. 1 or 4, closest to the grill) that won't stay in long. After several days of short commuting, the plug is loose. Today as I checked it for tightness I was alarmed to find that it was not only loose, but being contacted by something. Layman's guess is the piston. Needless to say, it seems like just tightening it would be a bad thing, since that would make things worse. Can the car be driven at all in its current state, or should it be taken in immediately? If this is about pistons and valve clearances, this seems out of my league as far as fixing things myself? Or is it?
Any and all advice would be much appreciated.
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