thanks for all the advice! as far as battery voltage and such, it's all good,
and for the starting all the time, yes it is a very dependable, starts every time, just a lot of cranks going on. it is the fuel injection 4.0, i had them (injectors) cleaned and checked, notice a little better gas milage, but stll the cranking. makes sense to get the oil pressure up before firing/ running. guess it's just the opposite of low oil pressure shutting the engine off! i have several amc cars, all with V-8's, so not really used to I-6.
also one other item, are the mj's notorious for oil pressure gauge or sending units givng weird readings? some days mine will read 55psi, some days 30psi. checked all the connections and wiring, all seems good
again thanks for all the info, i will most likely be a frequent flyer on this site.