Thread: 396+30 oil pressure

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Has a SW wings gauge-electric (put in '00) that replaced a SW gague-electric put in in 1979. I had taken the 77HP pump out as in '06 was changing to a stock 454. That motor had issues and I was moving in 3 weeks. Run a 6 qt stock pan and had changed the HP pump for the stock and changed out the pickup. The blower motor was sold and I had to buy it back (at a premium) in order to move.
Divorce can be rough on ya! Any case the 77HP pump was lost by the other owner. Thus I used a new stock pump with a stock pickup for the 6 qt truck pan. The '29 AA sat for a little over 1 year. At 6-7 mpg it was just too high of a cost on gas.

In case your your not sure on the years I've shown, I have owned this trk for right at 40 years. Ya, I'm a grey beard.

The fuel pump is a Carter street, I think-put in 1999. There is no way to turn down pressure as it is fixed. Carb change over was 2006.
I had not checked bearings at that time as the motor was fine when I pulled it out and bought it back two months latter. I'll need to wait to spring when it warms up to change HV/HP pump I have.

I had put stock pump in as cold days the pressure would peg my 80psi gauge.

Thanks for all the help,
Earl

While Pat is the Big Block guy, it seems to me that if the motor was sold and the other dude lost stuff, you may or may not know were you are now. Might be best to get a good game plan and do some work, at least you need to replace that stock pressure pump it would seem.

Edelbrock carbs are very good carbs,. and for me they have always been not just a little better than Hollys but a lot better, easier to tune, better quality,need less to make them perform well, however your milage may vary. Usually they work great right out of the box. Youe carter pump is also good stuff I prefer them as well, but to get the pressure down why not ron a simple in line adjustable pressure regulator if pressure is indeed the problem.

Roland