Stalling and oil pressure problem

I dont know if the two are related, but here goes-

When I start my 67 289, I have good oil pressure- after about 10 minutes or it

warms up it drops to nothing on the gauge and stays there, unless I come to a

stoplight and rev it up a bit, then it goes up, but right back down again when I drive. I just got it on the road after a year. I changed the oil twice so far when i first got it but only put about 20 miles on it before I parked it and started working on it. Before that it sat for 5 or 6 years.

So Im wondering what could be causing this and what I have to do to fix it. Engine was rebuilt 15,000 miles ago according to the former owner.


Second problem Im having is that the car will drive for about a half hour, at all speeds, and then all of a sudden start making sucking sounds thru the carb like its gasping for fuel, and then stalls.

It wont start after that for about 20 minutes. Then it does, and runs rough. Needless to say after the 2nd time this has happened, I limped the car home and now it is parked.

I put a new fuel tank and all lines from tank to carb, had carb rebuilt, new fuel filter, new plugs points condenser, cap and wires, last year before i parked it.

I did not replace the fuel pump.


So what shoud i do? I just finally got car back together after a year and a half and I dont want to blow the engine. Engine runs good otherwise.

PS coolant temp gauge stays within normal range but I noticed when I opened rad cap it was steaming- Please need some help here, and Thanks

It makes sense, every time it stalled it did it when it was hot out, maybe above 85 degres, so I think its vapor lock.

I do have the factory hard line running from the fuel pump to the carb, I guess I should replace it with a 3/8 rubber fuel line.

The spacer is under the 2bbl carb. I dont want to use an electric fuel pump I want the car as stock as possible, It does have headers and i put on a dual exhaust.

I read somewhere that I should rejet the carb after headers is this true? Go bigger or smaller? Read that the engine will wake up cause the exhaust is much more efficent now.Sorry for all the questions but Im no big time mechanic, just want to be able to drive my car without the stalling problem.

Any ideas how to make a "cool can"? I mean i get the basic idea but I dont think keeping ice in it would be practical it would probably melt within minutes . How do you keep the cool can cool?

I did not rebuild the engine- former owner did, and hes gone now, so i cant pick his brains on how the motor was rebuilt.

I have good compression and the engine runs tight (?) and strong what else would indicate worn bearing surfaces?

Also Ive used Castrol 40 weight and a bottle of Lucas oil additive, should i drain that all out and use a lighter weight or heavier weight?

Is overheating a usual problem in 67 289's?

The clutch fan, and radaiator are stock, it has the factory shroud on it but I never replaced the thermostat, should I?

temp gauge did read slightly to the hot side when she stalled and sputtered.

How can I fix all this so I can use my car in the summer, I really want to drive it!

One last thing someone said something about the gas cap, is it vented. Is it? Stock Mustang gas cap.

Thanks again