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Mastermind,

Replaced passenger cv axle over the weekend by myself. Ripped ball joint boot, but too tired to drill out rivets and replace. Will have to wait for another time. Definitely a 2 man job. Why does the lower A-arm have so much tension on it? Just curious. After cv replacement, vibration issue was only slightly better. Disappointing... Replaced front tire on drivers side, much better. Most vibration is gone. I'll take 90%. It had gotten to the point where I could no longer drive it. A log wagon would have been more pleasurable. Plan to replace roaring rear tires when funds allow, but will learn to tolerate for now. Drove the car on Mon and Tues. with smoother ride and motor mostly running Ok. Started up Wed. morning and it would not idle or run well at all. Going up hills was a slow, shuddering experience. Limped around 200 miles today. TC lite on and off all day. This evening, checked coil packs per your instructions and had the 3 and 6 coil pack not put out any spark. Replaced with Sorensen OEM pack from Advance Auto, $19.95
with 1 year replacement warranty. It was retained by only one screw, and has been at least for the last 90k. Go figure. There were other higher cost options, but between Autozone, O'reilly's, and Advance, this was the best option in my opinion. Least cost with 1 yr warranty. Definitely the easiest thing I have R&R, once I found out it was bad. I still need to flush the transmission. Maybe this weekend. For now, and it could change tomorrow, it is running fairly well. Thanks for the help.

I have had an electrical issue with it for several years. It blows the dash lites, 10 amp, I think, on a regular basis. I carry extra with me. Also,
the radio has a mind of its own. Currently it is stuck on one station and the volume is stuck where you can't hear it. Helpful. Don't know if it is a short issue or just a lousy radio. Possibly unrelated, since December, it would not start on Monday's if I did not drive it over the weekend after parking it Friday. Testing of the battery turned out good. Tested alternator and it was bad. Replaced alternator, and was fine for almost a month, then it did it again this week on Monday. Had battery tested again and it was fine. Who knows? I am beginning to wonder if "Its paid for" means anything when I spend too many of my off hours researching and attempting to fix. Rant! I am amused that when it won't start, I jump it off with my once a month started and driven round the block, 80 FORD F100, straight six, every time.