Still Oil pressure problems

I trued up the bottom the best I could on a flat piece of steel with sandpaper on top, and checked end clearance with plastigage. I needed two of the thin paper gaskets to get the right clearance.

Now the oil pressure is much better.

Good luck,
Bill

While of course nothing beats the security of a rebuilt engine, I have found myself in a similiar problem to yours and I wound up using 20-50 oil and have had no more oil pressure issues. Only you can make the judgement call on how much you use it, how much time and money you are able to spend in addressing it, and how much it is really going to bother you.

I had the same problem with my Farmall H. I pulled my oil pan and checked my main bearings. I removed the bearing caps (Make sure they go back in the same way) and used plastigauge to check bearing gaps on crank. My gaps were between .004 to .005. Replaced with .002 oversized bearings and it took care of the problem. I was able to do this all from under the tractor. Not sure if your tractor is setup this way. If you need more help E-mail me. Hope this helps