[AT] Low oil Pressure on 8n? 8v to 6v adjustment?

[Will Powell]

Hello, 



Helped my brother-in-law get his 8n running after it had been sitting for about 3 years. 

Cleaned out the fuel system. 



Engine was stuck. Took out the plugs, sprayed in some WD40. Let it sit for a while. Rocked it back and forth in 4th gear. Could see a little bit of movement from the fan.  Hit the starter again and it turned over. Knocked/tapped a little bit as the valves loosened up then all was fine. 



Rechecked the electrics. Cleaned out the points. Finally got spark. Started right up ran like a sewing machine. 



Was 8v and we had an adjustable resistor so we did not fry the 6 volt coil. That was a pain. Bought a new stock resistor and  we put in a 6 volt battery. What's the process for adjusting the regulator back down to 6 volt from 8? 



Also, while it was running I noticed that the oil pressure guage was not moving. Throttled it up and I noticed a little bit of movement in the guage. Is this normal? Could it be a bad guage, or, Is the engine worn out? It's not smoking out the exhaust. Next step is to try a new guage. 



Regards, 



Will 







Was tight