ml> you don't do anything to coil packs until they die... then it is just
 ml> a few bolts to pull and drop the new one in place... then reconnect
 ml> the spark plug wires... nuttin' to it :)

 RW> Even easier on a Ford with the coil pack being used as the plug
 RW> wire. 

 RN> Admittedly I've been away fromm this stuff for quite some time, but
 RN> I have yet to see a spark plug that would last 145k.

really? the ones in our '95 dodge dakota are the same ones the factory put
in it... it still runs like a scalded dawg :P

 RN> The ones I bought for the Mark VIII have a recommended replacement 
 RN> of 75k. I've only put 12k on the car since I bought it, so the 
 RN> ones I put in it 2 years ago should last awhile longer, I think, 
 RN> unless all this city driving I do shortens that life span, which 
 RN> I'm sure it will.

not sure about the plugs but i know the oil and catalytic convertor both
need to run longer than many folk allow... especially the cat or it'll get
stopped up for not getting hot enough to burn everything up like it
should...

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