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Mechanics used to apply anti-seize compound to the spark plug threads (some still do), but most plugs are treated and no longer require the stuff.

Motormouth: Spark plug problem

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Q: In a recent column you responded to R.W. from Minnetonka, Minn., that he should not need spark plug replacement of the platinum tipped plugs until the manufacturer recommended 60,000...

Quick Fix: Sweet and Sour Glazed Tilapia with Basmati Rice

December 8, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

I always feel that fish is the original fast food. It cooks in just minutes. For this 5-minute recipe, I use tilapia, because its easily available, reasonably priced and goes...

Any drain on the battery, like using the starter, lowers the voltage.

Motormouth: Another alternator, same story

March 12, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Q: I bought a used 2008 Chevy Trailblazer several years ago. It is the right distance above the ground, and I really like it. When I drive for 30 or...

Most, if not all, engines have pressurized cooling systems that allow water to reach higher temperatures than that without boiling.

Motormouth: Buy the maintenance plan?

March 12, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Q: Purchased a new 2020 Audi A4. Salesperson wanted me to buy a maintenance plan that would cover oil changes for four years. Can my local mechanic handle the changes?...

Chadwick Boseman during arrivals at the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Boseman died in August of colon cancer.

Healthy Men: Colon cancer: A growing risk for young men

November 23, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

Dear Healthy Men: When Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer a few months ago, I was surprised that he was so young — I always thought it was an old...

When the 2020 Shelby GT500 goes on sale later this year, it will be the quickest- accelerating, most aerodynamically advanced street-legal Mustang ever, thanks to virtual testing in supercomputers and 3D printing.

Auto review: 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500: Jaw-dropping, record-setting power — plus agility

March 12, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

It is billed as the fastest and most powerful street-legal Ford vehicle of all time. It has the most power-dense supercharged engine in the world. The 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500...

Auto review: 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500: Jaw-dropping, record-setting power — plus agility

March 12, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

It is billed as the fastest and most powerful street-legal Ford vehicle of all time. It has the most power-dense supercharged engine in the world. The 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500...

Car dealers often create their own mileage/time service charts. Sometimes, they do not jibe with the service schedules in the owners' manuals.

Motormouth: Should I take it to the dealership?

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Q: My spouse and I have Subarus and take our cars to the dealership for service. Every time I take my car in for an oil change, they seem to...

Muhlenberg students walk on campus Friday. Students will be returning home for holidays but the Allentown college upped its alerts last week, urging students to get coronavirus tests before leaving for the break.

Countdown to college: What if your freshman isn’t happy?

November 16, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

While some college students are living comfortably in their parents' homes, others have been on campus, living in dorms and having a semblance of a traditional college experience. What happens...

WASHINGTON, DC JANUARY 8: CIA Director Gina Haspel arrives for a briefing with members of the U.S. House of Representatives about the situation with Iran, at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. Members of the House and the Senate are expected to be briefed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, CIA Director Gina Haspel and Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. In response to the U.S. killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

La directora de la CIA, excluida de una reunión de Inteligencia en la Casa Blanca

November 13, 2020 at 3:34 p.m.

La directora de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos, Gina Haspel, fue excluida de una reunión de Inteligencia que tuvo lugar en...

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