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It is a mechanical gauge. On cold start will be around 60psi. Been idling for about ten minutes and is at about 13psi at idle 1k rpm in park. If I go to drive the idle goes to about 600 rpm and the pressure is at about 3psi

Good eye!! I actually replaced that unit to be sure it wasn’t faulty. I do not know off the top of my head if it has an actual tube running to the engine or just electrical. The gauge itself it mechanical “looking” I will check this out tomorrow!

It’s a numbers matching motor so 73

I’ve changed the oil to straight 40 weight and really no difference. The motor was rebuilt years ago but I don’t if the oil pressure has been like this the whole time or not. I’m reading about the oil galley plugs and if they are left out it being a low oil pressure as well. I’m not against...

Lomg time no post but have been busy with life …nothing has changed besides my concern of oil pressure. What oil pressure do you guys see fully warm and at idle / cruise. When mine is warmed up idle being at 750 literally the gauge will read about 3psi. Cruising say at 2500 rpm will be about 22psi

lol yes.

Nope no smoking ever. I thought they looked lean

Those plugs are new. Yes I put the summit 600 carb on and didn’t really help

I verified today tdc and the harmonic balance is perfect. Also found out my timing light isn’t correct unless you have the clip over the wire at a specific angle. So the motor is at 20 initially

this is how the average plug looks

the black mark on the dist is where the point is for the number 1 piston

Yes.

You mean as in it wasn’t stabbed correctly at tdc? I haven’t checked that to verify

It’s a mechanical dist. So no vac advance.