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If the lifters aren't clattering...
By Dave Shoe - 12/19/2003 6:25:00 PM; IP 12.2.11.190
...then you've likely got sufficient oil pressure for reliable idling and easy cruising that won't tend to cause the engine to stall. When the pressure plummets to near zero, all the lifters start clattering within a second or so.

I'm not suggesting it's OK to drive an FE with low oil pressure, only that your symptoms don't directly point to an oil problem. I suspect fuel restriction issues somewhere between the gas tank and the fuel bowl.

Shoe.
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