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| | | | Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 21 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 21 | Gentleman for the life of me I cannot get oil pressure readings of the Factory or 2 different aftermarket Autometer gauges. The gauge is 0-14 PSI. Engine is quite and runs very smooth ?????????????????? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,953 | Have you verified that oil is actually flowing out of the tube that goes to the gauge? Maybe there's a clog at the port
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 | Try putting some air pressure into the gauge port to clear any clogs it might have. It's not uncommon for a 216 to have very low oil pressure, but "zero" is a bit too low. Try disconnecting the gauge line and running the engine for a few seconds- - - -you should get at least a trickle if the oil pump is working. There's always the possibility of a clogged pump pickup, or a stuck relief valve at the pump. Checking both of those problems would require dropping the oil pan.
Has the distributor been removed recently? It's possible to get the oil pump drive tang on the bottom of the distributor shaft misaligned and stop the pump from turning.
Jerry
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