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Tinker · 11-25-2019, 10:28 PM

Pressure sounds fine except for the flickering. Flatheads are a low pressure system. At hot idle 15lbs is fine depending on the engine your building or what it is.

As oil gets hot it will get thinner. So if you start out cold at 15 and then go to 0. Could be bearings or a bad/worn pump.

11-25-2019, 10:28 PM	#3
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: 8BA Low Oil Pressure Pressure sounds fine except for the flickering. Flatheads are a low pressure system. At hot idle 15lbs is fine depending on the engine your building or what it is. As oil gets hot it will get thinner. So if you start out cold at 15 and then go to 0. Could be bearings or a bad/worn pump.