Thread: Stretching Spring In Oil Pump

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try running a race oil in it 20w50 or just 50wt do not run a hv oil pump in a stock small pan less you have the stock vett or truck big pan on it or just not play with it you do not need much oil psi at idle if you know the oil is thinning out what make s you think your going to get more psi? if the oil is thin your volume will have to go up with thinner oil to see psi you run a hv oil pump in a stock pan and dry it out you will have many more problems then you do not have right now

o.k. no hv oil pump??? would a oil cooler be of any help?? I am using a electric oil guage, which I know are not the most accurite. what would be the lowest psi at idle, before i would be doing damage? would you be too concerned with a bbc running 5-10 psi for long period of time???( like following behind a crowd at a show)

try the oil and see were your at 10 psi is ok there is no real load on the engine should be ok. on the cooler that would be up to you i would try a 20-50 wt oil first

how many QT truck pan ? the small truck pan is not any bigger then the small car pan .but you could getaway with the two qt oil fillter should be ok

the large truck pan(5 qt. pan , plus 2qt oil filter, =total 7 quarts), not the 4 quart. how many sizes did they make in 1974?? will 7 quart be enought for a HV pump?

Originally Posted by hottrodd57

the large truck pan(5 qt. pan , plus 2qt oil filter, =total 7 quarts), not the 4 quart. how many sizes did they make in 1974?? will 7 quart be enought for a HV pump?

yes thats ok they made two pans for trucks i think like i said they made a 4qt and a 6 qt