Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Devo182]

The labor market is actually horrific rignt now with all the federal workers flooding the private sector. So corporate shouldn't consider the labor market, because we workers are much more replaceable now than we've been in a decade.

So getting that kind of raise rignt now is actually even more impressive.

Shhhhhh

 

[SoilVol]

It shows a complete lack of perspective.

We are elite. Being a 2 seed is elite. We are like a basket away from being a 1 seed and yes, it's not off the table yet.

Talk about first world problems. Imagine if we were *gasp* a four seed!! The horror! Or an 8 seed! Just fold up the program right!?

When Barnes got us to the dance in 2018, we had 20 NCAA appearances in 78 years. We have ZERO room to complain about anything. It's absolutely nuts. Taking S16's for granted, taking being in the AP poll for 80 straight weeks for granted. It is lunacy.

It would be nice to be a 1 seed. Would be cool, but...so what? We lost to an Ole Miss team who is a projected 7 seed on the road by 2 lol.

Agreed. Shoot, we're a basket and bad call away from beating Auburn on the road, too... while shorthanded. College basketball has narrow margins.

 

[SoilVol]

I basically broke out all of my recent job considerations from my headhunter contact (used the high end ofc). 4 in total. I landed an offer right in the middle of those 4. So possibly just a tad above my market value. My counteroffer was on the very top end, 50% raise. They met me at 45+%. The plant manager fully backing me against corporate helped a lot. Relationships with folks near the top, though not at the top, that know your value and can speak to it are important. Corporate ONLY wants to look at % raises. They're obsessed with that metric and think folks will just be happy with a promotion and a few extra bucks, no thought of the labor market at all...sad. Hell, my boss wasn't even in the conversation at all. I've learned to be sure to have someone on your side that will be a major part of the internal discussions.

My "worth" is possibly tougher to quantify and prove out if we're being honest, without a lot of work proving out numbers, so the market is a nice shortcut and objectively verifiable, so that's what I relied upon in short order. It's also what they would HAVE to pay if they rejected my counter outright and I walked (I would have turned in my 2 week immediately and this was communicated, in respectful terms). I mean, if the company expresses how little they value you, not just now, but in future negotiations, there's no reason to stick around at that point. So I was fully ready to walk and made it known.

"Raises? Raises?! We're talking raises?! I'm just trying to get a job!" - Playoffs Rant Theme

Congrats! How big is your wheelbarrow?

 

[bullet20]

Any of you a mechanic?
2014 Silverado 1500. it wont start. I take out 1 of the spark plugs and it starts, but misses. Sally says: Spark plugs/coils, air intake, sensor, fuel delivery issue or ECM.

what cylinder are you taking out if its 1,4,6,or 7 its the active fuel cylinders and theres a possibility the exhaust lifter has collapsed causing the exhaust to go back into the intake which will cause this issue also you wont be able to pull the lifters up they are in a guide cup and they go in from the bottom and you have to remove head to get cups out also there is a ground wire on back of each head if one has broken it can cause all kinds of issues with fire and fuel im a service tech at a gm dealer and ive seen hundreds if not thousands of lifter issues but keep in mind there are also multiple things that can cause these issues but the 2 i mentioned are themost common

 

[Enki_Amenra]

what cylinder are you taking out if its 1,4,6,or 7 its the active fuel cylinders and theres a possibility the exhaust lifter has collapsed causing the exhaust to go back into the intake which will cause this issue also you wont be able to pull the lifters up they are in a guide cup and they go in from the bottom and you have to remove head to get cups out also there is a ground wire on back of each head if one has broken it can cause all kinds of issues with fire and fuel im a service tech at a gm dealer and ive seen hundreds if not thousands of lifter issues but keep in mind there are also multiple things that can cause these issues but the 2 i mentioned are themost common

Thanks. I'll look at the ground wires. I'll also check which cylinder it is. I'll probably go ahead and remove the heads and get ready to put in a cam and lifters if I can't find the problem before that. I'm running out of other problems it could be.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

you guys are still talking about your raises?!

good grief. we have important things to talk about here like officiating!!! Invol get out the laptop!!

btw, about to head out of this gosh forsaken place called W TN. Its bumper to bumper in ETN, for a reason.

Gave me a flashback to yesterday at 5pm trying to pull out of a side road next to 4 corners market in Rockford. I'll just drive 15 minutes on backroads next time. I'd rather do that than sit at a stop sign for 15-20 minutes, wondering if I'm gonna get T-boned when I finally get the chance to dart out.

 

[bullet20]

Thanks. I'll look at the ground wires. I'll also check which cylinder it is. I'll probably go ahead and remove the heads and get ready to put in a cam and lifters if I can't find the problem before that. I'm running out of other problems it could be.

if you do end up putting a cam in dont cheap out on head gaskets spend the money for gm head gaskets it will save you some head ache and also make sure you change the valve lifter oil manifold its the plate thats under the intake it has the solenoids that activate and deactivate the cylinders and it is usually the original cause of failure the solenoids will stick causing over pressure of the lifter which causes it to collapse also you can take the valve cover off and start engine and watch to make sure the rockers are moving to help confirm the lifter issue just dont run long because it will wipe out the cat but the engine will start and run with only 4 cylinders hooked up

 

[therickbol]

Found Rickey Gibson

Gold right here!

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Good news today..
I had my 6 month associate review today at work...On a scale from 1 to 5, I got a 4.3..meaning exceeded expectations for the store..also,I’m classified as a great asset to the store!

 

[Enki_Amenra]

if you do end up putting a cam in dont cheap out on head gaskets spend the money for gm head gaskets it will save you some head ache and also make sure you change the valve lifter oil manifold its the plate thats under the intake it has the solenoids that activate and deactivate the cylinders and it is usually the original cause of failure the solenoids will stick causing over pressure of the lifter which causes it to collapse also you can take the valve cover off and start engine and watch to make sure the rockers are moving to help confirm the lifter issue just dont run long because it will wipe out the cat but the engine will start and run with only 4 cylinders hooked up

Thanks. One thing I'm pretty good about is getting the good stuff for my cars. I'll copy your post to remind myself.

Yeah, I have the valve covers off and have been checking the rockers. Everything seems alright so far.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

if you do end up putting a cam in dont cheap out on head gaskets spend the money for gm head gaskets it will save you some head ache and also make sure you change the valve lifter oil manifold its the plate thats under the intake it has the solenoids that activate and deactivate the cylinders and it is usually the original cause of failure the solenoids will stick causing over pressure of the lifter which causes it to collapse also you can take the valve cover off and start engine and watch to make sure the rockers are moving to help confirm the lifter issue just dont run long because it will wipe out the cat but the engine will start and run with only 4 cylinders hooked up

Also, I'm thinking about just talking all the stuff off of it related to AFM and running on 8cyl all the time. Hopefully I can do that and not mess anything up.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

"I said the crowd is unarmed! There are lots of women and children down there. All they want is food for god's sake!"

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[bullet20]

Also, I'm thinking about just talking all the stuff off of it related to AFM and running on 8cyl all the time. Hopefully I can do that and not mess anything up.

You can actually have that programmed out if you can find someone that has an hp tuner or a speed shop than does tuning and thats alot cheaper than doing a full delete set up if its turned off that pretty much stops the chance off lifters collapsing because they usually fail when going into v4 mode most places charge around 3-4 hundred to program it out of ecm

 

[loosedog]

what cylinder are you taking out if its 1,4,6,or 7 its the active fuel cylinders and theres a possibility the exhaust lifter has collapsed causing the exhaust to go back into the intake which will cause this issue also you wont be able to pull the lifters up they are in a guide cup and they go in from the bottom and you have to remove head to get cups out also there is a ground wire on back of each head if one has broken it can cause all kinds of issues with fire and fuel im a service tech at a gm dealer and ive seen hundreds if not thousands of lifter issues but keep in mind there are also multiple things that can cause these issues but the 2 i mentioned are themost common

bullet - I’ve got a 2020 5.3 Silverado. I’m 2nd owner and got it 2 years ago with 59k miles at purchase. Do I need to install an oil catch can due to the DFI like a bunch of folks recommend?

 

[Enki_Amenra]

You can actually have that programmed out if you can find someone that has an hp tuner or a speed shop than does tuning and thats alot cheaper than doing a full delete set up if its turned off that pretty much stops the chance off lifters collapsing because they usually fail when going into v4 mode most places charge around 3-4 hundred to program it out of ecm

I was looking at those "range technology" devices mentioned a couple days ago. May go that route once I figure out what the actual problem is. . . I'm fairly certain it's gonna need a cam & stuff. . .

 

[bullet20]

bullet - I’ve got a 2020 5.3 Silverado. I’m 2nd owner and got it 2 years ago with 59k miles at purchase. Do I need to install an oil catch can due to the DFI like a bunch of folks recommend?

ive not really seen any advantage to them direct injection motors do need to have induction services done about every 25 k due to how dirty the valves get in dpi motors and a good injector cleaner ran through it about every 10 k i recomend the bg products such as 44k but as far as the cans i know alot of people that have installed them and it hasnt really changed anything or helped enough to make a difference unless the engine has been modified that ive seen

 

[Devo182]

"Raises? Raises?! We're talking raises?! I'm just trying to get a job!" - Playoffs Rant Theme

Congrats! How big is your wheelbarrow?

Growing bigger every day buddy

 

[knoxvol52]

Good news today..
I had my 6 month associate review today at work...On a scale from 1 to 5, I got a 4.3..meaning exceeded expectations for the store..also,I’m classified as a great asset to the store!

Did you get a 45k a year raise like @Devo182 ?

 

[bullet20]

bullet - I’ve got a 2020 5.3 Silverado. I’m 2nd owner and got it 2 years ago with 59k miles at purchase. Do I need to install an oil catch can due to the DFI like a bunch of folks recommend?

also these engines due have a higher oil consumption than the older engines due to fuel gettng into oil as much as 1 quart every 2k is normal if you start noticing a higher oil use take oil cap off and smell of it if it has a strong fuel smell the high pressure fuel pump under the intake is leaking fuel into oil and will eventially gauld cylinder walls and cause blow by which at that point you would have to install catch can or constantly replace plugs

 

[ugg]

Good news today..
I had my 6 month associate review today at work...On a scale from 1 to 5, I got a 4.3..meaning exceeded expectations for the store..also,I’m classified as a great asset to the store!

Always a 10 to the VNRF Moran's. Congrats!!

 

[TheRain]

"I said the crowd is unarmed! There are lots of women and children down there. All they want is food for god's sake!"

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"... Subzero, now plain Zero!"

 

[TheRain]

Well, duh.

 

[A.Vol70]

"I said the crowd is unarmed! There are lots of women and children down there. All they want is food for god's sake!"

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Arnold in Total Recall if I am remembering correctly.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

"... Subzero, now plain Zero!"

Solid work! . .

What happened to Buzzsaw?

Ah, he had to split.

 

[Rishvol]

Well, duh.

But the times are always an hour behind the correct time