My opinion is that you have 'enough' oil pressure. Not great, but 'enough'.
At some point when you can it might be a good idea to check the pressure
with a test gauge just in case your gauge is not accurate. Harbor Freight
sells an inexpensive gauge which may be good enough for a 2nd opinion.
http://www.harborfreight.com/engine-oil-pressure-test-kit-98949.html
I think there is also the possibility that the relief valve on the oil
filter head is maladjusted. I say this because your oil pressure at hot
idle is not bad at all.
Geo
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah at
curryclan.net>wrote:
> I am driving my TR3 from Salt Lake City to St. George UT about 300 miles, I
> am
> 60 miles into the trip. This is the farthest I've driven it since getting
> it
> running. I am seeing 30 psi at 65 mph (according to GPS) with no overdrive.
> And 20 psi at idle. Is that way too low? Should I stop?
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