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Okay - I'll be the one to say it this time. Every time you turn the engine over you're playing Russian roulette with the valves - until you change the cam belt. Read all you can about timing belts on these cars, and then get back to us! The guys on this site are very knowledgeable and very helpful. Speaking for myself, it's great to see another one of these cars saved! But it's gotta be saved right - at least in the beginning.

If it were mine, the first thing I'd do - before going after oil pressure problems - would be to do the front-of-engine service. All seals, rollers tensioners, timing and cam belt, and water pump.

As a part of this procedure, you'll be torquing the crankshaft bolt (155 ft/lbs) and that alone may help with your oil pressure trouble. Also, check the coolant catch tank for oil, and check the oil for coolant. If you've gotta go after rod bearings, you won't have to touch the front of the engine anyway so you wouldn't have to backtrack with any work you'd done.

Let us know how things go.

Oh yeah - welcome to the board!