1972 Coronet w/ Slant 6 timing questions

Hi There:

I just bought a '72 Coronet with a 225 automatic and it seems to work
pretty well aside from being a bit pokey in the acceleration
department. My question is this - where does the distributor vacuum
advance connect to - is it ported, or does it get connected to manifold
vacuum like it is now? It still has points ignition, and a one barrel
Carter Carburetor.

The engine is supposedly out of a 1968 truck, and was an engine used at
a vocational college here for students to rebuild.

Thanks for any advice!

Marc wrote:
> Hi There:
>
> I just bought a '72 Coronet with a 225 automatic and it seems to work
> pretty well aside from being a bit pokey in the acceleration
> department. My question is this - where does the distributor vacuum
> advance connect to - is it ported, or does it get connected to manifold
> vacuum like it is now? It still has points ignition, and a one barrel
> Carter Carburetor.
>
> The engine is supposedly out of a 1968 truck, and was an engine used at
> a vocational college here for students to rebuild.
>
> Thanks for any advice!

On early to mid-1960 225's, the vacuum advance would connect to a port
on the base of the carburator. When emission control equipment started
to arrive later in the decade, that most likely changed.

-Kirk Matheson