Before you do any more runs on that engine- Go get youself a 2 guage Water Temp/Oil pressure setup from your local autoparts store.... Should be about $30 for the cheapest one...

Trying to tell Temp by the feel of the Intake manifold is pretty far from acurate.

It doesn't sound like you have an oil pressure problem, but hooking a guage up to see how its doing can't hurt either, and its cheap insurance so you know what its doing.


BTW: I wish I could find a running BBOlds motor for $100 or so bucks!