From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Airflow Performance Purge Valve
To: lml
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:24:44 -0500
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Posted for Bob Belshe <rbelshe@comcast.net>:

I have the AFP purge valve on my IO-320.  I have over 300 hr. on it with no
problems.  It has always started hot for me, but not always on the first turn. 
It is great for shutting the engine down,  pull out the purge knob and the 
prop
stops almost instantly.  There is a picture of it on my web page, and I 
probably
have more pictures if this is not enough.  The hose going aft through the
baffling is the return line to the header tank.  You can also see one of the
little wedges I made to tilt it downward a bit for better cowl clearance.  I 
did
not need to modify the 235 upper cowl at all.
The bottom-of-engine picture shows the fuel hose going up to the purge valve.

http://home.comcast.net/~rbelshe/

Bob Belshe


>     Are there any 320 or 360 owners out there who have used Airflow
> Performance's Horizontal Mount Purge Valve, with the metered fuel hose
> going around the front of #1 cylinder? If so, I'd sure like to see a
> photo or two of the hose and actuating control routing.