REFLECTOR: AN fittings and the RG pump

[Peter Braswell]

Hi Andy,
Our pumps look VERY similar but I can't get mine to turn 90 degrees like you
have yours mounted, the screw holes won't line up for that orientation.  If
it would, I'd be out of the woods!

Peter
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On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Peter,
>
> Your pump appears to be different to mine, see photo.
>
> Andy
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Peter Braswell <peter.braswell at gmail.com>
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:16 AM
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: AN fittings and the RG pump
>
> Hi all,
> Working on my RG pump over the weekend, I discovered a weird problem that I
> was wondering if other folks had.  The pump has a swivel fitting attached to
> it followed by a T fitting with a nipple and female NPT threads on the run
> and another nipple on the leg.  The T fitting gets set up so that the runs
> are oriented vertically so that the pressure switch goes on top and the
> aluminum tubing comes in from the bottom.
>
> The problem is with the hydraulic fluid reservoir.  It projects out too far
> and prevents the vertical orientation of the fitting.  See picture.
>
> It was suggested to rotate the reservoir which only moves the problem to
> the back side preventing mounting to the canard bulkhead.  The hole patterns
> prevent 90 degree rotation.
>
> I think I could kludge something up with some AN hardware (a few couplers)
> - but it feels a bit like a hack.   Just wondering if anybody else has
> encountered this and if so, what's the solution?
>
> Best,
> Peter
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