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Re: Saftey Valve pop on Welsco, Jensen etc
« on: February 19, 2023, 10:19:56 am »
Wilesco has been quoted as saying their safety valve pops at 1.8 bar which would be 26 psi.
I have not tested the current Wilesco safety valves, but would assume about 1.5 bar/22ish psi these days.

The 1.8 bar/26 psi number, origins from the original instruction sheets, accompanying engines carrying the earlier weighted safety valves:
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