Engine rattle and vacuum connection. 1965 Dodge Dart, 225 engine.

Hi, let me ask the last first. Where on the carb. is the distributor vacuum going to be connected ?

My new (1965) Dart does not have the hose at all. Open on the vacuum advance.

My engine is noisy in my opinion. The engine oil lamp is not working, together with 1/2 ore more of all the other lamps too so I have not had any chance to see how the oil pressure is.

I have never had a 225, but my 170 was not at all noisy.

Could it be very thin engine oil ? I am going to replace the oil, it is fairly dark on the dip stick. I will most likely try a 15W40 good quality mineral oil. It is not like one rod bearing is knocking, well, if it is a rod knock, then all rods must be knocking completely equal and that sounds a little odd to me.


Bill