First was a '78 Plymouth Fury station wagon w/ 350 V8. Not much for the eyes, but the motor was healthy! My next (after the Fury was wrecked three months later.) was a '78 Ford Fairmont w/ the in line 6 cylendar...dream on, CRAZYMAN! lol It did run quite well. Seems like it wasn't...
After this post I went back to Edmunds. They don't say you need wires through the first 150k miles (sorry). I changed mine early, I guess. The plugs are good for 60k miles (per Edmunds) though. I do know that when my "shudder" started it was only a "slip" here and there, but got...
If the reflective material inside is good, you may want to try wet sanding them with 400, then 600, then 1000 grit. Then buff them out with rubbing compound. It really does a pretty good job. If you take them off the car first, it's a bit easier.
My '96 Mark VIII started out with a small shudder that I swore was in the trans. It got worse and worse till I couldn't hardly give it gas without a shudder. I knew it was overdue for plugs/wires so I changed them. They were worse than I thought and after the change it was as good as new...
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