Oil pressure dropping

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(07-29-2020 )carco Wrote:  Was really hopeing someone would say YES, this very thing occurred and this is what worked,,,,,,. Theharjot is the closest to answering this way!! Thinking about starting that direction w/new oil pump and pulling cover to look at top of head for problems. After a manual gauge chk.
Thanks to all for your time and thoughts!!

I'd pull the valve cover and check running to see if any can bearings are spun or flowing too much oil - it's the easiest.

I had low hot oil presssure and my adjustable idler gear bearing ended up being the main culprit. Harder to check without getting into things, but you can get a finger on it by taking the oil fill tube off to see if you feel any play (other than normal backlash).