Abstract: A bypass restrictor arrangement is provided for use in a distribution valve to control the rate of bypass flow thus effectively reducing cavitation in a fuel system at the end of the injection stroke. Others primarily rely on operation at low system pressure or they rely on a relief valve to maintain a predetermined pressure level in the bypass passage. In the subject arrangement, an orifice is located in a bypass port of a rotor prior to the bypass fluid communicating with a low pressure chamber. Furthermore, the low pressure chamber is maintained at a predetermined pressure level by a relief valve. This arrangement ensures that the rate of fuel flow during bypass is controlled while also flushing and/or controlling the size of any entrained air bubbles or voids thus increasing the efficiency of the fuel system.