I went this morning and picked up a new gauge and hooked it up with the same results, 35 psi at idle. So I decided to take it out for a drive to see what it ran at operating speeds and also to get the motor warmed up to normal temps.
At 60mph I'm running 41-42 psi. After about a half hour drive I brought it back home and pulled in the drive at which time the oil light was on. When I put it in park the oil light flickers. The reading on the gauge at that time was 20 psi. With the car in gear it was running around 17 psi. So I'm thinking everything is good, maybe just go with a thinner oil at next oil change?

I am running 10w-30 in it. I know that is not what is called for, but I have about 50 quarts of it laying around so that's what I've been using. I am also wondering if I am truly getting 35 psi at idle. The gauge I used is one that was laying around my dad's shop. I have no idea how old or accurate it is. I think my next step is to get a new gauge, hook it up and check again. If I truly am getting 35 psi at idle do you think that is something I should be worried about? What should I check first?

Hello everyone. I have a question concerning oil pressure/oil sending units. The oil pressure sending unit on my '51 quit working, so I replaced it with the one listed in the parts cross reference from summit racing. The sending unit works, but now when the car is at operating temp and idling, the oil light flickers. I was concerned, so I decided to tee in an oil pressure gauge. At idle , the pressure gauge reads around 35 psi. In the service manual it states that oil pressure at normal driving speeds should be 40 psi, so I am assuming 35 psi at idle is normal. Is that correct? Can anyone chime in with thier pressure readings at idle? The sending unit I got is supposed to trigger at 20 psi, so I'm thinking maybe I just got a faulty sending unit. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have had this happen three times now. When engaging the starter the starter will hang up on the flywheel and stick and will not disengage. The only way to get it working again is to put a breaker bar/socket on the crankshaft and turn the motor over a little bit by hand until it pops loose, then the starter will continue to work as it should. The starter works perfectly fine 99% of the time, but after it happened again today (third time), I guess it's time to pull the starter and take a look. Any suggestions on a fix or what to look for? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

I'm a little late posting, but I thought I'd share my gas pump experience with my '51 200. As was mentioned in earlier posts, I have to pull the nozzle most of the way out and run the pump the slowest it will go. Even then, the pump will kick off numerous times. It takes about 10 times as long as it should to fillmthe tank, but I can get it filled this way. Also, people tend to watch trying to figure out why the car is whistling. Lol.

The card is spoken for by Evan in California. He was first to respond. I will try to get a scan of it for you though before I send it. It only has printing on one side, the back is blank.

I found this "overdrive operating instructions" card under the seat of my '51. Not sure what it was doing there as my car is equipped with an Ultramatic. I'm not sure if this a common/uncommon thing to still find, but if anyone with an overdrive equipped car would like the card, I would be happy to mail it to you.

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I'm just getting around to hooking up my wipers. Everything was disconnected when I got the car. My vacuum pump on the fuel pump is not operating, so I have connected the wiper motor directly to the vacuum port on the intake manifold. The wiper motor moves very slowly about halfway and then stay there. My question is, does the vacuum from the manifold provide enough vacuum to operate the wipers, or must the fuel pump vacuum be operating for them to work. I'm trying to decide whether my next step is the fuel pump or the wiper motor.

Ok thanks. Is it only '51 and '52 that are thesame then?

Does anyone know off the top of thier head if a windshield from a 1954 patrician will fit a 1951 200? Thanks.