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460?
ok i got problem maybe not though ok i bought a f100 with 460 in it ran good with only 2000 miles on rebuild just the motor was green lol so i pulled it and painted it ford blue and new gasket my ? is beford i took it out the oil pressure was about 40 when warmed up at idle i put a new gauge in and now its runin when warmed up about 10-15 psi idk if thats ok or not or do i need to look for something eles thats wrong?
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Hmm...what type of gauge was in it originally (factory or aftermarket? mechanical or electrical?) and with what type of gauge did you replace it? It's not impossible for the factory-style sending unit to be FUBAR, and if you replaced a factory electrical gauge with an aftermarket mechanical gauge, the latter is more likely to be accurate.
FWIW, 10-15 PSI hot at idle, while not outstanding, is adequate. A long-standing rule of thumb is that you want to see 10 PSI on the pressure gauge for every 1000 RPM.
Pat
FWIW, 10-15 PSI hot at idle, while not outstanding, is adequate. A long-standing rule of thumb is that you want to see 10 PSI on the pressure gauge for every 1000 RPM.
Pat
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