oil pressure at the lifters at idle

Posted by JeromeSolberg On 2023/1/30 0:40:17

Hi Folks,

Just wondering if anyone has, or has ever, hooked up a mechanical oil pressure gauge to right where the oil goes into the lifter gallery in a postwar 288/327/359 with hydraulic lifters. If so, what kind of readings do you get? Especially interested in the reading at idle after the car is well warmed up, e.g. after 45 minutes of driving. Service letters indicate that the oil pressure light might "flicker" in these situations. What oil pressure would that correspond to?

Thanks in advance.

J