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I finally got everything installed and yesterday for the first time I put a fire in it....easy start...but no oil pressure.....I then revved it up and all of a sudden the gauge slams to 5...and stays there...that is until I lower the idle...and again loose oil pressure..... seems I have a leak before the pump...loosing vacuum (prime)...I did find out that I have a late timing cover and an early lower oil plate...in other words Ido not have a oil pressure check valve in the system...called Gil and that's on it's way...he thought possibly the pick up tube has a crack in it...(makes the most sense.)...I will pull the oil filter (which is not ballooned)...and check the valve in the filter... I am dreading pulling the pan to check the pick-up tube... think I will wait a couple days before trying that... Bad day at the Fort....