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I have a 1936 ford flathead with a Holley 94, Model 59 on it. I emptied the tank and put 5 gallons of REC 90 (straight 90 octane gas) and about one gallon of 110 octane racing fuel. It ran fine, but when I put another 10 gallons of REC 90 in the tank it seemed to be running a little rich. I...

How do you get to this front plug? I can not seem to find it on any drawings. I did try bleeding the line to the gauge, it did not make much of a difference.

Do you have to remove the engine block to get out the pump rod bushing? I will try the air compressor. I have to bring mine from the shop down here. The switch port, is that the same place you hook the gauges up to? Once again thanks for all your help.

Quick update. I replaced the long body pump with a new short body pump and pickup. I did have to cut out some of the baffles and bend the tubing to make it fit. I made sure it was not hitting the crankshaft. I put 20w-50 valvoline zr1 racing oil back in it. I had a simple $20 bosch...

Update: We bought a new "shorty" oil pump and the new pick up tube. The problem is that the pick up is hitting the oil baffle. Can I remove this oil baffle in the bottom of the oil pan?

[/ATTACH] Here is the oil pump.

The pump is the old long body. I pulled the intake manifold and checked the bypass, it looked good. I sprayed carb cleaner into every port I could find to clean any crud out. I followed this with some burst of air pressure. Reassemble the oil pump and put Lucas rebuild grease in the gears to...

My family used to have a bunch of trucks. That is the same garage that I am working on the 1936 Ford.

I finally spoke with the guy and he is legit. Dad also forgot to mention that the oil pressure was not there before this guy changed the oil. He did have a sweet '55 ford station wagon. We looked at the oil pump and everything seemed fine. I showed him some pieces that I found in the oil...

I did not do proper troubleshooting protocol. I should have checked the oil pressure myself. My best bet is to button it up and start from square one. I just got to excited about spinning some wrenches.

The guy has not had the engine apart. It ran last September. Know nothing of the oil pressure relief valve. Did not know where he checked it. What recommendation for oil should I be using? Would a heavier oil give a different reading? I will get you all some pics. The truck looks good on...

He changed the oil and hooked up the pressure gauge. By the empty oil bottles, I think he used 3 quarts of Valvoline VR1 SAE 50 racing oil and one quart of 5w30 conventional oil.

I am very new to this. I work on my own cars, but my father has a 1936 Ford Panel Van. He had one guy that was suppose to be restoring it. He did lousy work. Another gentleman, who I was told is trustworthy, said there is no oil pressure and it is probably the pin that sheared off in the oil...