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#1954 of 3244 Yellow Headlights by R92688 Jul 11, 2003 (8:20 am)
To Canuckvic, My headlight covers on my 95 CV turned yellow and I read from another website that using toothpaste for polishing the surface will remove the yellow oxidation. I tried it and it works nicely. I have been polishing the covers for several years now. The fine sand in the toothpaste works effectively to remove the layer of oxidation.
#1955 of 3244 To remove the yellow, try "0000" sandpaper. by kinley Jul 11, 2003 (10:48 am)
#1956 of 3244 Yellow headlights by canuckvic Jul 14, 2003 (7:57 am)
Thanks people -- I'll try polishing before I spend anything on new lenses (toothpaste -- who woulda thought?)   Funny how so many of my friends assume the CV is a 'gas guzzler' -- I don't think it worse than an Explorer or other largish SUV. I get 23-24mpg with a light right foot. I'm sure SUV's are right around there or worse. Anyway, my wife is totally sold on this vehicle now -- she really appreciates the quiet, serene ride as compared with a small Japanese car. The CV is the best kept secret on the used market.
#1957 of 3244 Vic Temp by canuckvic Jul 16, 2003 (10:25 am)
BTW: Toothpaste worked great to clean off the yellow from the headlight lenses!   My temperature gauge sits near the bottom of the 'Normal' range most of the time. I'm a little worried the engine is running cool...does anyone else experience this? Seems to me the gauge should be in about the middle of the normal range. I just flushed the cooling system but that shouldn't make much difference.
#1958 of 3244 Sparkplugs by ronald18 Jul 17, 2003 (5:59 pm)
Dealers and discount service centers in my area want $150 to $200 to replace the spark plugs in my '99 GM. They all cite the high price of the plugs. When I checked with a local auto parts store they had the original replacement Motorcraft platinum plugs for $2.49 each. I have two question. First, has anyone replaced their sparkplugs for less than $150 at a service shop? Second, can anyone who has actually replaced the plugs on a 4.6 V8 with the "coil on plug" arrangement tell me if there are any unusual problems with changing out the sparkplugs?
#1959 of 3244 ronald18 by iusecad Jul 17, 2003 (7:45 pm)
In December I had a local NAPA shop do a tune-up on my '98 Vic. They put in platinum plugs $5.41 each, and plug wires $6.30 each. Then they have a line that says: Labor - Tune Up $90. (But I also had a new belt & fuel filter done with that.)   But anyway, plugs-wires-labor = $183.68   And since I never really studied my bill until now, I'm a little surprised I let them get away with charging me $5.41 a plug...   Runs great though, and I get 25 on extended hwy runs.
#1960 of 3244 Plugs by goldranger Jul 18, 2003 (11:52 am)
Ronald18, It is the labor that costs. Was at a tire store the other day when an elderly man asked about plugs on a 91GM. They looked in their book and labor was 2.5 hours. I just got an 02 GM and also have a factory CD maintenance manual, so I looked at changing the plugs. From memory; remove the big plasic cover over the engine, i think you have to remove the tube from the air filter to the throttle body, unplug the wire connection to the coil on each plug, remove the coil (one small screw/bolt each) blow the dirt/sand away, carefully lift the coil and boot. (don't remember if coil and boot come together), remove the plug. Turn the instructions upside down and put the new ones in..... I plan to change my own probably around 50K even though the books says they are good for 100K. If you want, let me know and I'll try to post word for word what the instructions are of perhaps I could e-mail to you if you want.
#1961 of 3244 iusecad: 26 Dec 01, away from home in Seattle by kinley Jul 18, 2003 (12:42 pm)
Pacific Lincoln R & R'd spark plug wire set at $76 per hour times 2.5 hours = 190.00 Kit Distributor Wire FMC F8PZ 98.76 Hazard waste chg 9.50 Sub total 298.26 Sales Tax 26.25 Total Charge 324.51 NO new plugs were installed, just the wire(s)   A Belated Christmas present to me. Pacific Lincoln is no longer in business.
#1962 of 3244 belated? by pat HOST Jul 18, 2003 (12:43 pm)
Uhh, at this point in the calendar (which advances at frightening speed these days!) you might think of it as EARLY!!   : )
#1963 of 3244 geez kinley, by iusecad Jul 18, 2003 (1:29 pm)
with money like that, they should still be in business.   Must be a Lincoln thing. In the mid eighties my dad had an '84 Town Car. When he bought it, one of the hubcaps was a cheapo plastic K-Mart one so he went to the L-M dealer to price a new one. I think it was in the neighborhood of $180 for one. So he went to a little hubcap shop and bought a close match for around $40.

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