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To: DUMBGRUNT

A friend of my parents who had an old Rolls Royce mentioned having been charged $500 for fixing the clock, back when $500 was real money.

One slight problem...the car didn’t have a clock.


32 posted on 06/06/2021 8:55:06 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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To: Fresh Wind

—”One slight problem...the car didn’t have a clock.”

Had a Ford Expedition with the Triton engine.

Zero problems, 100 k miles, gave it to our son.

About a year later son calls and asks if I ever replaced the plugs? He was getting an error code.
I said bring it over and we’ll have dinner and do the plugs.

He said it is nothing like you think and I will send you the procedure... Like nothing, I have seen before, 2-piece spark plugs and they break apart!!!!
We followed the shop procedure to the letter slowly and carefully. It took over eight hours! NONE BROKE.

A friend took his to the dealer...One slight problem...they didn’t do any work and charged him $1100.00!!!

He found a local that specialized in just plug Trition replacement. $400.00 plus $75 for any that break off.
Zero broke.


44 posted on 06/06/2021 9:24:57 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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