Timmah!

Yup. Can go to AutoZone here & they will do the OBD2 reading, print-out the results, & explain what it means...for free. Can get a torque wrench for $20 or again, get free loaner tools to borrow from AutoZone. People don't give themselves enough credit, but rather talk themselves out of doing something they can likely accomplish, before they even try. The way I see it, & in my experience: If someone else learned how to do it, so can I.

Here's the 7 minute video I watched. Very basic steps. Surely you could do it in 3 hours, if not 30 min. Still well worth saving $330 labor.

It's not that difficult. Especially when a motherfucker starts telling me they want $750 for taking 1/2 hour to install an $80 part. Plenty of great mechanics showing the procedures step-by-step on YouTube. Subreddits dedicated to particular make & model year vehicles. Mechanic forums. Chat gpt. $750 is more than enough motivation to take a day off work to learn & do it myself. In this case it was a 7 minute YouTube video & 1/2 hour to do the job. Same with the PCV valve I replaced the day before that. They wanted $250 to take 15 minutes to replace a $10 part. Literally as simple as removing a hose, spinning the old part out with a deep-well socket- just like you would a spark plug- & replacing it with the new part. Oh, & a 30 cent crush washer if you want to be extra super careful. $1,000 dollars for $90 worth of parts & 45 minutes of work. Fuck that noise.

104 inch-pounds is 8.667 foot pounds; I torque each to 9 ft.-lbs.

104 inch-lbs for my model year.

Turns out that the check engine light came on after replacing the gasket, so I went to AutoZone & had them do a free diagnostic & printout. Went online & found a replacement VTEC solenoid made by Hitachi just like the Honda part, but for $80 instead of $400. And yeah, I did a mild sanding of the mating surface to smooth & remove debris before installing the new part.

It was the $9.00 gasket that needed replacing; there was nothing wrong with the solenoid. Again, I removed the solenoid, replaced the gasket & reinstalled the solenoid in 24 minutes. The job is done. It cost me $9.00 for the gasket & 1/2 hour of my time. They wanted to sell me a $400 replacement solenoid when there was nothing wrong with the one I had. Then charge me $330 labor to do that 1/2 hour job.

Have a 1 year-old Vtech solenoid, the gasket was leaking oil. The gasket cost $9.00 after taxes. It took me under 30 minutes to replace that gasket. There was nothing wrong with the solenoid. Honda dealership wanted to sell me a new Solenoid for $400, then charge me $330 labor.

Welcome back Worcestershire!! (Pronounced "Wooster")

The pedal width sufficiently accommodates my U.S. size 11 foot.

No, I don't need to lift my hand to press the space bar upon which my thumb is already resting. Auto hopping would be predictable & therefore counterproductive. I time my tactical leaping according to my surroundings & the context of each individual situation.

The default: space bar

Those have inferior optical sensors, I ordered pedals with mechanical switches.

They have single-pedal controllers, too. https://a.co/d/1MhqSfq

I don't wear shoes in my home; they absolutely come off at the front door. Never understood people that drag filth from the streets & track it throughout their living quarters. I see the picture of the review where the numbskull is wearing work boots to use the pedal & complains of difficulties. Obviously not an industrial piece of equipment, which seems to be the case considering the concrete floor in the picture. I'm pretty confident the ball of one's bare foot will more than suffice.

Only difference will be that I map the pedal to pressing my mouse wheel instead of moving my index finger to do it & accidentally rolling the mouse wheel instead, resulting in intended customer getting an emp to the back instead of kabar, turning around & shooting me in these misadventures.

No more accidentally throwing an emp into someone's ass when I'm intending to shank them!! As an added bonus, no need to move my fingers from the directional keys or mouse. iKKEGOL Upgraded USB Double Pedal Assembly 2 Foot Switch Control 2 Key Button Footswitch Program Video Game Customized PC Keyboard Mouse Multimedia Action HID (Black) https://a.co/d/6pBY2cr

Man, that beast turned into a violent wedge so quickly!! On bad weather days, I watch Ryan Hall Y'all on YouTube. He live streams with meteorologists & storm chasers for over 12 hours straight if needed, & gets warnings out faster than any weather station or service. His main meteorologist- Andy Hall- analyzes & explains radar signatures along storm fronts the whole duration, & consistently anticipates & issues severe thunderstorm & tornado warnings to the audience before the National Weather Service. It's truly uncanny. His team also helps with disaster relief assistance through his nonprofit before FEMA arrives.

Nice advice

Safe travels!

I was noticing that, too as I watch some of my older posted videos.

https://youtu.be/-hwz1J-fb9I?si=BinLEwpzEVtrDvKp

Ovens are often inaccurate by as much as 60 degrees, so a probe suspended in the oven really helps dial-in & monitor the temperature; I've also noticed that as it cycles on & off, the temp can swing as much as 50°F above & below the setpoint. This doesn't matter so much with something like a pork shoulder, but when baking a cheesecake or something where the temp needs to be consistent, the probe in the oven helps immensely. Another probe inserted in whatever meat, cake etc, really teaches you what a done item looks like & how often its unnecessarily overcooked. It's a reasonably inexpensive piece of equipment, so for $20 you can elevate your food from just ok to excellent. You put all that work into preparing a food, you deserve the best results for you efforts.

Right on. I used a ThermoPro dual probe to calibrate the oven & monitor the internal temperature. Glad you liked the photos. It did turn out nicely & tasted sufficiently good, although it'd been even nicer if part of its journey would've included a smoker. Was just curious how long it takes without a crutch vs cooking the whole time wrapped.

Lots of meat for birria, pulled pork... Always freeze extras for quick protein portions of meals.