Re: 1951 288 oil pressure

Posted by gregb(peoria, il) On 2015/10/1 17:44:19

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?