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IO-360-A

Six-cylinder fuel-injected Continental exterior with separate intake runners and a historically qualified A accessory arrangement.

Rendered exterior of the Continental IO-360-A engine

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Reviewed exterior models with fitted geometry. Installed part numbers and component-level manual matching remain unverified unless explicitly identified.

  • Reviewed first exterior; dimensions, routes and materials include fitted approximations. Not exact installed OEM geometry.
  • Parts groups are a browsing aid, not an OEM exploded assembly or an installed parts catalogue.
  • Internal mechanisms, functional flow and maintenance fit are not established.
  • The historical A customer-specification page is missing; no exact serial equipment is asserted.
  • Some lower ignition leads cross the external exhaust approach.
  • Exhaust openings terminate at blind floors; magneto-cap export triangulation differs.

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Manufacturer references

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  1. Continental IO-360 / TSIO-360 Parts Catalog

    Document host: www.aeroelectric.com

    April 1977 plates; older revision pages retained

    Reference pages: PDF 12–17, 34–35

    A-column case, induction and injection roles. Customer-specification page 7-2 is absent; no specific serial configuration.

  2. Continental 360 Engine Series

    Document host: continental.aero

    2026

    Reference pages: 1, 2

    Manufacturer family appearance only; not an exact A photograph.