[FC] oil pressure on greenbrier

[Norm Helmkay]

> On Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at 03:48 PM, Woohey@aol.com wrote:
> 
 > recently installed an electric oil pressure gauge, this is an low 
> mileage (@50k), unrebuilt 110
>
> oil pressure generally reads @20 at startup, @30-35 at highway speeds, 
> however pressure drops to @10-15 at idle,after van has been driven @30 
 > minutes
>
> is this normal and ok?
> should i consider the high volume gears to increase pressure
> would like to get a few more miles out of this motor before rebuild.
> any advice or input would be greatly appreciated
>
> keith

Seems pretty normal to me by the old rule-of-thumb of 10 pounds 
oil pressure for every 1000 rpm.  You don't need high volume pump gears.

Norm