Hey everyone. 

The ol' Edsel needed fuel and I decided what better time than the present to go get some. I headed out just after dark with my lights on and my newly installed oil pressure gauge. So as I got fuel I could kill three birds with one stone; get gas, check oil pressure and check the charging system. First off, it's a 1959 Edsel with a 292 V8, 2 speed Mile-O-Matic transmission and a generator charing system. The voltage regulator is new and is aftermarket. I noticed that the charging system seems to be grossly undercharging the system with the lights on. During day drives at cruising speed I'm usually hitting 13.8 to 14.2 volts and 12.6 volts at idle while in drive. During this night drive the system struggled to barely keep it at 12.1 volts when cruising and dropped down to 10.8 volts at idle in drive. At stop lights I'm idling at about 600 rpm (10.8 volts) and cruising at about 1200 rpm (12.1 volts) Is there something I can adjust to get the charging system back up to par?

And on the oil pressure side of things... I noticed that when the engine is cold I get about 45 pounds idling in park at about 1000 rpm. Once warm and driving I was noting the engine was hovering at about 20 - 25 pounds at idle (600 rpm idling in drive) and bumped up to about 40 pounds at cruising speed (1200 rpm) Any thoughts on how severe an issue that is? Its an old worn out engine that probably never been rebuilt. So, I know I'm not going to get great oil pressure, I just want to make sure I'm not killing the engine on my joy rides.

Thanks everyone

EDIT: I should also mention, the generator light does not come on, so the system is producing power...