A HV pump will increase pressure once it starts spinning, and might not increase it at hot idle.Soooooo, If I finally get lucky with this engine, I could "just" have a loose or "racing" bearing clearance.
Plastigage result was like 0.002 on all journals.
Therefore if I don't get hit in head by con rod (or piston) in next several hundred miles, in theory this 302 could live with it for long if Ithrow in high volume oil pump?
Either run it at 10-15 psi idle, or open it up and investigate.