Nah, you weren't insulting my intelligence. I've never worked on a carbureted engine before, and I'm simply a shade tree mechanic. So I've got more to learn than I know. I've already bought the pump. It was cheap. But I do have to remove the oil filter to get to it and not sure how challenging it will be to replace, especially with old fuel hoses, etc. I suppose there could be an obstruction in the hoses too! I'll take all the advice I can get.
I will remember that for the next filter. They hopefully are more available than the 3682 too.
Why avoid what it calls for like the plague? It calls for 3682. There is nothing "better" about your choices. I have a '93 and the 3682 are still readily available, but not at Walmart anymore.
if non ethanol is available, it's going to be appreciated in this car along with some Gumout Regane HM fuel additive. Drain the coolant, and refill at least twice, the brake fluid needs to be changed and baste and replace steering fluid. I think the blinker fluid will eventually need a change along with greasing muffler bearings. Check with @TiGeo as he's our unofficial in-house Liquimoly expert as I am sure this car could benefit from the LM MotorOilSaver product. Get a throttle body spray that's for GDI w/ PEA; it will cut the crude easier and you won't need as much as it's going to clean easier and you won't need to use as much. I would flush this engine,maybe a quart of @High Performance Lubricants EC40 and use in conjunction with a high mileage synblend/full syn like M1HM or the new Valvoline Black bottle HM 150+.
Yes! I don't remember there being a hatch version.By the way, this 1985 Sentra resembles an AMC Eagle. Albeit, without the all wheel drive lift kit. I remember seeing them on the road quite a bit when I was younger in the late 80's early 90's.
You can use the 3682, however the 3614 and 3600 are better suited, here's what I gather from @Greasymechtech post:
Thank you so much. That makes perfect sense now! One thing I'm hopeful for is no sludging inside. The previous owner tells me he changed the oil every 3 months regardless of mileage. I have a hard time believing he did that consistently for 25 years, but you never know!
One other point of interest: no white exhaust smoke this time. Maybe there was just water in the system that burned itself out?I considered backing the car down the driveway and back into the garage as a test, but I checked the existing transmission fluid and it was well below the check hole, so decided to scrap that idea and wait til I can drain and fill next weekend with the Red Line MT-90 I ordered.
Interestingly, we hadn't started the vehicle since last weekend, but today, it wouldn't start til we poured a few drops of gas into the carb. Once it started, it kept running for the several minutes we had it on. We stopped and started it several times over the course of a couple of hours and it started fine each time. I'm guessing once all the fuel in the carb evaporates, we'd need to prime it again with a few drops. That's probably not normal.
