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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