Time for an update,
Thanks all for your help and info. I have since changed the
oil several times. I did put in 20 50 and had higher
oil presuure. My engine machinist told me to use 10 40 and to get rid of the electrical
oil presure guage and install a full face mechanical, which I did. My engine is a happy camper...starts right up...and sounds quite nasty. No leaks...idles at 1000 rpm for as long as I want.....all in all a good engine. I have since stopped worring what the oil pressure guage reads as number ....just that it reads oil pressure far above "0" With the electrical guage, which was a 1/2 face unit. it was not responding fast enough, I could not see the small increments of the oil pressure go up when I reved the engine. Now with the full face mechanical, it is easy to see that it changes when reved.
Thanks all for you insights and advice. I now move onto the instalation of the body.
John