hey guys i know its been a while, but as you could imagine this time of year in wisconsin makes it hard to work in a garage thats not heated/insulated but i finally got my oil pan off which involved pulling the engine and pretty much all of your suggestions were right, the relief on the old pump was stuck wide open, even though it was fine when i installed it. i threw a new pump in, put the engine back in and once i started it up i was getting about 40 psi at idle. its a real relief to finally be able to drive this thing after how much time i put in it, so thanks for all of the suggestions and if i have any more problems ill be sure to come back here