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REPAIR JOBWhat a pro would charge Discount price of parts Do-it yourself savings Probable time required Replace thermostat $23.33 $2.37 $20.96 45 min. Replace spark plugs 32.40 7.39 25.01 45 min. Replace crankcase filter 6.80 1.79 5.01 5 min. Replace air filter 12.74 3.99 8.75 3 min. Tune up engine 77.54 11.37 66.17 2 hrs. Change oil & filter 18.68 8.91 9.77 1 hr.
Do-it-yourself times are estimates for people with some experience and sometimes include waiting periods.
Condensed and adapted from the March 1979 issue of MONEY magazine by special permission copyright 1979 Time Inc. Estimates supplied by Allan Bragdon.
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