Where to start on my 63 Dart?

MadScientistMat said
Useful tip: If it has a manual transmission, an Aspen / Volare radiator will bolt right in. Automatics require some rerouting the trans cooler lines, but also are close to a direct fit. They don't fit some aftermarket fans though.

It's an automatic. If those lines are the little ones that went into the bottom, I have to replace them anyways. Those radiators are pretty pricey though...

MadScientistMat said
Interesting. I am not 100% sure when they stopped making the first round of aluminum intake manifolds, but I'm pretty sure it was before 1963. This may be a factory item or an aftermarket piece. What sort of carb does it have?

http://www.slantsix.org/articles/supersix/ss-installed-sideview.jpg
I think the one that I'm talking about is the gray one beneath the blue one. With how little I know of cars, that's probably not a manifold. =/

MadScientistMat said
Unless someone has swapped in a later engine, it never had one. It might have had an open PCV system with a single hose from the rear of the valve cover to the base of the carb, but the air cleaner would not have had any hoses connected to it.

Until I can get a hold of a camera, would you happen to have a picture of how the engine should look?

MadScientistMat said
Given you implied the engine isn't cranking, this may not be a malfunction: It won't turn off until you get the oil pressure up, or you unplug the sensor.

No, the engine used to crank, but I'm pretty sure the battery is mostly dead. Even after running for a while the light would stay on. Probably didn't have enough oil. =/

MadScientistMat said
That's what I would do too. Replacing the bearings should not be terribly hard.

How hard would it be for someone with next to no car maintenance experience?