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Oil pressure gauge shows above half way at idle

it is near impossible to tell if the noise still happens above idle because of the exhaust noise but it does seem to smooth out some.

I’ll see what I can do about opening up the valvetrain.

History of the truck is a little botched but here’s what I know. My grandfather bought it in 2003 title says he paid $100 for it. He never did a thing to it and let it sit under an overhang of the barn in the weather for 15 years. Maybe drove it once every 5 years around the yard, it would stall, and he would limp it back to the overhang. I’m assuming that since he paid 100 for it it probably wasn’t perfect to begin with. No rebuild, all I’ve done is freshen up the fuel system and the ignition system. Oil pressure takes about 10 seconds to climb above half way according to the oil gauge but we all know how that goes. He never works on his cars he just feeds them gas and oil. Whatever the Previous owner told him 15 years ago I’m sure he doesn’t remember now.