Just want to confirm you also have a sniffle valve. You said "M1" which I assume means the -M1B horizontal induction sump. Anybody with a horiz. sump should have a sniffle valve, regardless of injection type, sump composition, or ignition type.Martin Sutter said:After flying my carburetted 0-360 RV6 for over 2000hrs I am now flying my new RV7A with an IO-360M1 wich is fuel injected.
The first thing I noticed is that it takes a different routine to start it and I have not totally mastered that one yet. I have experienced four major backfirings at start-up due to using an improper procedure. The only casualty was my air filter, since I have an aluminium sump it was able to take the hit without damage. After talking with Bart of Aero Sport Power I have not experienced any more "shot gun blasts" on start up.
dan said:Just want to confirm you also have a sniffle valve. You said "M1" which I assume means the -M1B horizontal induction sump. Anybody with a horiz. sump should have a sniffle valve, regardless of injection type, sump composition, or ignition type.
Mostly from word of mouth recommendations that the AFP system kicked butt. I don't know if there's a huge difference from AFP to Bendix/Precision. I'm certainly no expert and I never ran "the other one" on my RV-7 to compare. What I like about AFP is Don Rivera (a very knowledgeable dude) and the way they can help you tweak your restrictors inexpensively, if need be, to balance your cylinders.gh6gh6 said:Dan I see you used the Airflow Performance FM-200.
Why?
The Lycoming parts catalog. There may be something on Sacramento Sky Ranch's web site, but maybe not. It's a very simple part that Van's actually calls out on the FWF drawings for the horizontal induction IO-360.gh6gh6 said:Where do I go to read up on sniffle valves?
Allen,Allen Barrett said:...a little check ball gets sucked up to a seat...
parashak said:This would require making a decision before buttoning up the fuel tanks, correct?
Somewhat of a customization required for horizontal induction, but I don't believe it's an issue with vertical induction. I believe Van's sells adapters and a cable bulkhead kit that works just fine with AFP in a vertical installation.gh6gh6 said:Yes I read through Dan's challenges. Not sure I want the hassle.