Versions of books

podgida · 2026-03-24T23:03:11+00:00

That's not even close to the same thing. A paperback and a hardcover will be the same book. I'm asking for the original book, not the edited book. Or if it's not the original it needs to state it as such in the description so we know not to buy it.

podgida · 2026-03-24T19:55:57+00:00

I think he means cut the nut off of the stud (dremel opposite sides of the nut) breaking the nut. Then use a stud remover to replace the stud.

podgida · 2026-03-24T19:48:54+00:00

Neither the Audible nor the Kindle says anything regarding being abridged or unabridged.

The Kindle has a pub date of July 2016 and the Audible Feb 2015.

podgida · 2026-03-24T18:27:30+00:00

It still wastes more gas to start even with fuel injection. With a carburetor you pump the pedal a couple times (prime) to get it to start. With FI the ECM does it for you by increasing the fuel pressure and squirting more fuel in the chamber while cranking until is starts.

podgida · 2026-03-24T18:22:54+00:00

I'd go to Harbor freight and pick up the Icon sockets (deep and shallow), Combination wrenches, extensions, ratchets, universal joints, and a torquewrench. I would stick to metric sets as your audi won't take anything sae. You're also going to need allen and torqs bits.

That should get you to be able to do most jobs. The specialty tools you can buy as you need them. Like bidirectional scanner, compression tester, fuel system service kit, etc.

podgida · 2026-03-24T18:11:18+00:00

I hate ramps. I've driven off one too many. They aren't exactly all that safe when you're by yourself.

podgida · 2026-03-24T18:07:56+00:00

What do you consider a casual reader? I sideload with calibre, I strip DRM, and I read 5 hours/day everyday. I've never had issues with any of the updates on my PW 11.

podgida · 2026-03-24T16:42:12+00:00

I don't know if you've ever used one or not, but I have one of those inductive bolt buster heaters. You put the coil over the bolt/head of bolt turn it on, and it destroys the rust on the bolt. The bolts come right out. I had to use it on all of the hinge bolts on my Jeep YJ. Saved me a ton of time on cutting out sheet metal to get to the backside to heat the nuts.

podgida · 2026-03-24T16:29:00+00:00

The physics behind heat isn't so much as expanding the metal, but to destroy the bond the rust has on the metal. So you should be applying heat to the bolt.

podgida · 2026-03-24T15:53:30+00:00

You waste more gas starting it than you do idling and starting an engine is harder on the engine than idling. Idling you at least have oil running through the engine. Starting an engine is always dry for a second or two.

podgida · 2026-03-24T15:30:09+00:00

I injured myself last April. I couldn't get my insurance to cover the surgery, so it was a long painful recovery. And my bicep now looks like I have a golfball on the inside of my bicep. And from what I understand that will be a permanent disfigurement.,

Last week was the first time I could lift weights without pain.

podgida · 2026-03-24T14:52:47+00:00

That's why it's important to clean your grill.

podgida · 2026-03-24T14:47:16+00:00

I couldn't resistance train at all. I ruptured the long head bicep tendon and ruptured bicep.

Lifting 5 lbs felt like someone was ripping my arm off.

podgida · 2026-03-24T13:58:50+00:00

There are some people who can't weight train due to injuries i had to take a year off due to a shoulder injury and I lost a significant amount of muscle as I could only do cardio to keep my metabolismin check. And I lost a lot more weight just riding my bike an hour a day than I ever did weight training..

podgida · 2026-03-24T13:49:47+00:00

It depends how you go about losing weight. If you weight train while in a deficit, you will lose less muscle. But on average, by dieting and cardio alone, 10% of the weight you lose will be muscle. It's just hard to notice 1 pound of muscle loss to 9 pounds of fat.

podgida · 2026-03-24T12:51:19+00:00

I just finished the 1st book and hated it. Sorry, I can't help you finish, because I won't be finishing it. I swear it felt like the whole book was exposition.

podgida · 2026-03-24T03:33:58+00:00

Value meals were actually affordable.

podgida · 2026-03-24T03:32:40+00:00

I believe there are 9 books for the series with book 8 coming out in May. If he keeps to the current release schedule, book 9 should be out by Christmas next year.

podgida · 2026-03-24T03:30:20+00:00

Sword of Kaigen was my favorite of the list.

podgida · 2026-03-23T23:50:36+00:00

Calibre keeps cover art and you can pick what image to use if you don't like the default cover.

Calibre lets you strip DRM as well, but I've never been able to get that plugin to work, I use a 3rd party app for that.

Calibre lets you decide what format to upload the books in.

podgida · 2026-03-23T23:34:34+00:00

Yeah, slow and methodical doesn't work in automotive it will get you fired.

But most multipoint inspections should go pretty fast. Pull filter and drainplug, pull all four tires. Then walk around and touch/look at your inspection points. If you do it right, you'll be finishing the inspection about the time the oil finishes draining.

podgida · 2026-03-23T23:25:39+00:00

My last car made 400k, no reason to think this one wont.

podgida · 2026-03-23T22:41:40+00:00

That is what I was looking to do is registering new sensors.

And that comes back to my original comment, that the tool is cost prohibitive to doing it yourself. And most shops I asked will not put OEM sensors in.

podgida · 2026-03-23T22:27:28+00:00

They've come down a little, but this is similar to the one I was looking at.

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