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You recently wrote about a guy whose timing belt broke and who tried to restart his car but whose valves survived only through sheer good luck. In 1957, I had a new Ford six-cylinder, standard shift.

Engines vibrate. Honestly, considering the unending series of high-frequency explosions happening under your car's hood, it's kind of shocking that they don't vibrate more than they do. Still, a ...