>hmmm I wonder which caps are bad....is it a couple or like 50 of em??? <
About 6 to a dozen.
>I wonder if this can be done with a soldering iron??? <
Probably
>Is there an scematics available for the internal radio? I'd guess not, but if you could see which ones are noise filtering caps, I bet they could be replaced.... <
Speedometer Service in Alphretta, Georgia 770-569-8255 has repaired my radio several times. The said sometime when the capacitors go they spread some acid which destroys the printed circuit board. I would give them the radio just before this happens.
Again, pulling one out of a newer Taurus or Explorer is the way to go through improved design, and looks almost stock. Even if you repair it, the radio has a heat disapation probelm and will last about a year or less once repaired.