Why oh why. Sudden oil pressure drop.

Kent the local O'Reily's auto parts store has the pressure feed system on their loan a tool program. I made one years ago out of an old R12 refrigerant tank
When you use a "pressure prime system" you are not testing the pump or the pickup.
I've never seen the point of using that system, in fact I've just pointed out two reasons why you wouldn't use it.