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I took the rocker off the side that is not oiling and there is no oil coming up through the head, so it is not related to the rocker arm. I will keep digging. I know this forum is more Ford specific then Lincoln, but I appreciate the time and input from everyone. Rob

All - Many thanks for the replies and please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to everyone. I believe I found the issue, but I have yet to run it again since the fix. The root cause appears to be self induced by installing the oil pump gasket 180 degrees off. The bolt holes...

Engine in question is newly rebuilt 368 Y-block (56 Lincoln). I just built up the engine and it overall it runs great, with the exception of nearly zero oil pressure at idle after it gets to operating temperature. Running 30w oil, at cold start-up oil pressure will go to 50-60 psi. Upon reaching...