You are welcome - glad the info is helpful.
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Dave brings up an excellent point: there is a wealth of info. available on the 1G Sporty forum here on the site, and the [Search] feature is your friend..
When I was at the same place you are now, reading the experience of others w/ the repair, with sage advice of members gave me the motivation and confidence to tackle the tear-down to check static mechanical timing also.
*Always will be grateful to Philip (aquanaut20) and Ron (ron1004) for their help when I went through my repair, and the many, many other folks who posted their experiences here and over on the 4x4wire forum (Thanks upyourkia) - too many to credit, but also most appreciated,
*And DavesSpectra, he gets the (gold-star) award here: he is most generous with his time and knowledge helping others on this site. Many Thanks, Dave.
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We are also fortunate that Kia has a free website that allows owners to signup and access detailed repair info for their vehicle, kiatechinfo.com (see my sig), and we also have a copy of the full service manual available to us, links are posted in the 1G forum,
You will need basic tools: 3/8" and 1/2" metric sockets, a drain pan for coolant, containers, etc. .. And would highly recommend using Penetrating Lubricant (PB Blaster, Krohl, etc.) on exposed/rusted bolts to aid in removal at the start,
For the crank bolt, if you have access to Impact Tools, and a 5spd. trans, it's entirely possible to remove the crank bolt after pulling the radiator (so you have clearance to get the impact gun in position), if automatic, most folks fabricate a bracket to bolt to the harmonic balancer bolts to (lock) the crank in-place, allowing for removing / reinstalling & properly re-torquing the crank bolt to-spec. ,
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Thankfully, the weather is warm again in NH, and there are leaves back on the shade-tree.

I'll be doing my own stuff over the next several weeks, so I may not be here as often, but will be checking in as time permits to help when I can..
Best advice I can give is if you have any questions, or run into any issues during checking the TB, ask for help here: you will be glad you did.
Kind Regards,
GottaCruise