REFLECTOR: Engine question

[Matt Bucko]

It is an IO540

On 11/13/2011 5:05 PM, Geoff Gerhardt wrote:
> Matt,
>
> Is this an IO-360 or IO-540?  My IO-360 didn't come with intercylinder 
> baffles, so I just finished making a pair that, I think, are better 
> than the originals.  If you want pics, I can send them to you - real 
> easy to make.  I suspect that it would be best to have the fuel 
> divider at the coolest location (i.e. where the air enters at the 
> top), but I'm sure others who know better will comment on this.  My 
> fuel divider has a mounting bracket that attaches it to the case along 
> the top.
>
> Geoff
>
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Matt Bucko <mbuc310 at cox.net 
> <mailto:mbuc310 at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     When I got my kit, I also bought a Lycoming C4B5 which was removed
>     from a Berkut.  I believe this is set up for UPDRAFT cooling. The
>     fuel divider is mounted just behind the starter/alternator on the
>     bottom of the engine case.  The inter-cylinder baffles are in
>     position.
>     I guess my questions are...
>     What difference does it make where the fuel divider is mounted?
>     Is there a set of inter-cylinder baffles for updraft which are
>     different than downdraft?
>
>     Are there any other differences I have missed?
>     I can attach a current photo if it healps.
>
>     Matt
>
>
>
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