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wlcornelius54 wlcornelius54
User | Posts: 75 | Joined: 11/11
Posted: 04/20/12
11:42 AM

I installed a new oil pump in my 1965 mustang with a 170,what should be a oil pressure reading?  

 
waynep71222 waynep71222
Enthusiast | Posts: 455 | Joined: 04/12
Posted: 04/20/12
03:47 PM

above 15PSI hot at idle... the thread size for your oil pressure switch or sending unit is 1/4 NPT...

so you can screw a conventional 50 or 100 pound gauge right into the side of the block for a quick test..

HF sells an oil pressure testing  kit with all kinds of adaptors for 25 bucks..  comes with a gauge on a long hose ...