Expert Car Advice From a Timeworn Mechanic
A reader seeks practical guidance on horsepower concepts and engine care. The expert weighs in on clutch wear, ignition timing, differential noise, fuel and cooling issues, crankcase oiling, starter/Battery quirks, spark plug priming, valve clearance, and tendencies like piston slap or ignition knock, offering concrete fixes and maintenance tips drawn from vintage automotive knowledge.
Count Demidoff and the Petroff Mystery in Petrograd
In midwinter St Petersburg a social circle includes Mme Petroff who avoids scandal while a Count Demidoff, seeking a title and fortune, is drawn into a web of marriages by proxy. He discovers Mme Petroff’s true plan as courtly deception unravels and he confronts the cameos of wealth and rank.
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