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flatheadmurre · 06-23-2020, 10:29 AM

Since you get a higher reading at start relief spring is probably ok...what you lack is flow.
So either worn so flow needed is higher then pump can deliver when hot...or pump worn.
A new pump may take you up to a level you can push on for a few more years...

06-23-2020, 10:29 AM	#11
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: lowest oil pressure for engine to survive Since you get a higher reading at start relief spring is probably ok...what you lack is flow. So either worn so flow needed is higher then pump can deliver when hot...or pump worn. A new pump may take you up to a level you can push on for a few more years...