I picked up an 84 Sunbird today. A greasemonkey not to far away from practically giving it away because he didn't have time to repair it (I'm sure there must be other reasons too).
Currently the car is in very desperate need of new rod bearings. I'm going to find someone to do that on Friday, it smokes like a mother at the moment and stalls when idle. The seller said this was because of the worn out rob bearings. He put in 20-50 oil, saying that would temporarily help keep it together until I got to a mechanic.
I'm pretty sure the car has been sitting idle for months. Apart from the piston problem, the engine sounds ok (it's a little louder than I'm used to :), it's the turbo model.
My question is, once I get the rod bearings replaced, is there anything else I should immediately look at?? Obviously oil will get flushed during this and filled up with fresh oil. What oil should I be using? Am I correct in thinking I should use 91 octane fuel (high performance), because it's a turbo?
Any advice at all that can be lent to this newbie will be greatly appreciated! Thanks !