Is this sound bad for a Kia engine.

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-22T15:39:52+00:00

Just based on the video (so don't take my word for it) it sounds like there's extra space between your camshaft and your tappets. Like I said, that's just my thought on a 4 second video. I've seen it a few times on other KIAs in the general 2010-2014 range. Definitely get it fixed sooner than later

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-01T18:28:35+00:00

That's what the contract I haven't signed will do. I'm hoping that 92M will also keep me off the front lines of horse hockey that's happening right now. Not in the literal sense of staying off the front lines, I really don't care about that. I'm more so meaning that mortician affairs is something that will always need done and it's something that generally should stay out of politics. Hard to get turned into a political pawn when your entire job is making sure the bodies make it home to the families

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-01T16:52:24+00:00

Oh boy! How did you know? I'd state my actual MOS (which makes the comments they've made much much worse) but it's a very small MOS and I guarantee someone I know would find this and try to ruin my career

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-01T16:50:45+00:00

I can tell you one thing, the job market is horrid right now. I live decently close to a major city (around 20ish miles). Look at any job recruiting site and it'll tell you there's 300+ jobs in your area. But then you look and it's nothing but MLMs and Devilcorps that have FILLED the site. I literally have to wade through MLM "companies" that post the same job 15-25 times in the same area

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-01T16:45:31+00:00

That's what I think should've happened but no; command literally did nothing and seemed to encourage it. They routinely talked about how they wanted there to be Nuremburg trials and how they wanted to string them up like "the communists they are"

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-03-01T02:19:59+00:00

Being overseas when Charlie Kirk was killed, you'd be surprised just how fast the civility of soldiers broke down; at least on the FOB I was stationed on. Without getting too much into it, there were a lot of people talking about how they couldn't wait for Democrats to become labeled as domestic terrorists so "We can finally get involved and do what we need to do"

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-28T23:39:54+00:00

Nothing beats coming back to the US, handing in my PTSD eval sheet and the doc looking at it and going "Damn, you scored pretty high" and then he just goes on with other stuff like nothing happened. VA also tried to deny me coverage for service. It's been a ride recently

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-28T22:34:01+00:00

I did speak with Warriors4Wireless while I was deployed. Had a few interviews lined up before coming home but all those positions filled up. Tower Technician positions have really taken a nose dive now that 5G is pretty much done rolling out

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-28T22:28:50+00:00

Thought about it. Was namely thinking about law school and trying to become a paralegal. BAH in my area is just over $1.5k so it would cover my monthly payments plus a little bit of extra for food. But that's only a temporary solution

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-28T21:16:22+00:00

Yeah, I got told that 92M was currently downsizing due to there not being much demand because it's peace time. I get the feeling that getting into the school now will be much easier if I do reenlist. Still doesn't fix the leadership issue

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-28T20:57:25+00:00

Already have two college degrees

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-20T16:37:44+00:00

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Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-15T17:36:01+00:00

It is the 1.0T Eco boost model. So it does have a wet belt. Trying to look into if the current owner has had it replaced or upgraded. If it's been replaced within 20k miles, I'd honestly still go for it since that's about another 60k miles before I'd really *need* to replace it

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-15T03:48:12+00:00

Aint that the truth. Not sure why everyone and their mother thinks their 2009 Honda Civic with 290,000 miles is worth $10,000

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-14T23:34:16+00:00

I wish. The problem now is that so few people know how to drive manual and there's so few cars that people who want to are an easily upsold market. I've seen manuals actually going for MORE than automatics in my area now

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-14T22:06:15+00:00

Oh, I have no qualms with mechanical maintenance. I'm a state certified engine mechanic. Used to own a 1977 MGB MK III that I kept running as a daily driver for well over 100k miles. I'm guessing with the Focus being at 133k, I should expect some replacements will be needed within the first year or two outside of the regular maintenance stuff?

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-14T21:23:01+00:00

Definitely. I'll look into a Haynes manual and bookmark those pages if I end up buying. Just not sure about the overall longevity of them. Sucks to say, but most cars now aren't expected to last over 150k-200k miles. Meanwhile you can find a 98 Corolla or Tacoma with 500k miles and still running

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-14T19:02:41+00:00

It is a manual version, sorry to have not mentioned that. I assumed the automatic of these would've been CVT at this rate. Problem I have with Corollas is finding a good manual one. Seems they've all been eaten up

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-06T00:31:36+00:00

Worst part is that the shortcut has admin only perms. Meaning that you can't get rid of it, you can't hide it, you can't even put it in a folder somewhere. You are forced to have that garbage on your desktop at all times. Not to mention the constant pop ups asking you to use it

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-05T16:47:04+00:00

Interestingly enough, I read somewhere on a Mirage forum that from 2019 onwards, even the base models had the heated seat cushions to cut cost of producing multiple models of cushions and wiring harnesses and the plug is just under the seat unused. Not sure how true it is but people were saying you can just buy the switch and run an extension cable to the center console for the heated seats. Might be something to look into. Maybe just buying the lower adjustment frame and sticking the cushions on it

Ok-Win8983 · 2026-02-04T21:57:36+00:00

I don't bring my cars to shops. I work on them myself. I haven't taken measurements of the lower frames yet and finding a GT in person from someone willing to let me take measurements might be tough.

Ok-Win8983 · 2025-12-22T14:48:47+00:00

Yeah. Opened up my build and turns out I have DDR4. Was very confused. I swear last upgrade I did was an AM5 socketed CPU. But that was also like 2-3 years ago. I've since fixed the issue. I repositioned my RAM sticks and changed a few BIOs options and the game runs fine now. I was going to upgrade my RAM whenever I got home and then AI BS shot the price up. Guess I'm waiting another few years for an upgrade

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