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Subject:Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:55:06 -0500

If you're fortunate enough to have a Type IV air cooled engine, the
relief pressure should begin to bleed off at about 47 psi, bypassing both
the cooler and the oil filter.
I'm not cemented to this figure, I'll listen to other discussion.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:11:14 -0700 TinkerMan <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> I wonder what's the oil pressure relief valve spec
> (i.e. what's the max allowable oil pressure).
> Can't find it in the Bentley or Haynes.
> Any knowledgeable dudes out there?
>
>
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