REFLECTOR: Pump reservoir leak.

[Ron Brown]

A suggestion - only fill the reservoir half full.  You don't need any more than that (there is no real displacement - well a little bit when the gear is retracted and the shafts are outside the cylinder). 

I also saw one situation where one of the "O" rings in the tee fittings was not installed correctly and the fitting was seeping.  Fluid was all over the top of the tank and looked like the reservoir was leaking.

Ronnie

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rene Dugas 
  To: reflector at tvbf.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:37 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Pump reservoir leak.


  Do others get a leak from the reservoir in steep turns or dramatic pitch changes?



  It seems my "o" ring may be leaking between the pump and reservoir.  The bolt is tight under the plastic part.  I have ordered a replacement reservoir and "o" ring but have not removed the pump in 9 years(six building and three flying).  I get no leak if I fly more sedately.

  Rene'



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