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1. 07:30 AM - Re: Cabin Fuel Lines (n85ae)
2. 09:07 AM - Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. (ejessee)
3. 11:12 AM - Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. (LarryMcFarland)
4. 11:39 AM - Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. (MacDonald Doug)
5. 07:19 PM - Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. (Larry)
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| Subject: | Re: Cabin Fuel Lines |
I ran aluminum fuel tubing attached with Adel clamps, with aeroquip
braided fuel line at the wing attach.
Jeff
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| Subject: | Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. |
hello all. I pulled my wings off this weekend and trailered my plane to the paint
shop. I had to cut the fuel lines, wires for strobes, and the pitot tubing.
What sort of fitting should I use when I re-connect the pitot tubing?
I see also that Zenith has a riveter that has a special domed head on it. Do I
need to buy this riveter or can I use the one I have? (A4 blind rivets)
As always, thanks for your help.
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Ernest Jessee
N4931M
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. |
Hi Ernest,
Suggest you use an automotive synthetic rubber hose with hose clamps.
These last nearly forever
and can be checked annually.
The riveter from Zenith is a good bet if you've a few A4s that need to
be installed with a dome head.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
ejessee wrote:
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> hello all. I pulled my wings off this weekend and trailered my plane to the
paint shop. I had to cut the fuel lines, wires for strobes, and the pitot tubing.
>
> What sort of fitting should I use when I re-connect the pitot tubing?
>
> I see also that Zenith has a riveter that has a special domed head on it. Do
I need to buy this riveter or can I use the one I have? (A4 blind rivets)
>
> As always, thanks for your help.
>
> --------
> Ernest Jessee
> N4931M
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. |
Ernest, Zenith aircraft use a modified rivet puller nose piece to pull the rivets.
The rivets start out as the countersunk (flush) style rivet and then the
concave riveter nosepiece pulls the head into a low profile dome. You do not
have to purchase the whole riveter from Zenith. You can purchase a riveter at
your local hardware store and send the nose pieces to Zenith and have them machined.
I think Zenith charges something like ten dollars for this service.
If all you are planning on doing is maintenance type work, a hand puller might
be all that is needed. If you have a bunch of rivets to pull, you should look
into getting a pnuematic puller. Harbor Freight sells an adaquate one for around
$40.00 that I have heard many builders are quite satisfied with.
As for splicing the pitot tube line, I would recommend a fitting that goes on the
outside of the tubing rather than the inside. Something like a compression
nut coupler. I'm not exactly sure what kind of tubing you are using for your
pitot so cannot give exact part numbers or sources. If you do end up having
to use an internal type of splice(inside the tubing), try using very thin wall
aluminum or brass tubing so that there is not much of a restriction created at
the splice.
Doug MacDonald
CH-701 Scratch Builder
NW Ontario, Canada
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--- On Mon, 9/21/09, ejessee <eejessee@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> posted by: "ejessee" <eejessee@us.ibm.com>
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> hello all. I pulled my wings off this weekend and
> trailered my plane to the paint shop. I had to cut the fuel
> lines, wires for strobes, and the pitot tubing.
>
> What sort of fitting should I use when I re-connect the
> pitot tubing?
>
> I see also that Zenith has a riveter that has a special
> domed head on it. Do I need to buy this riveter or can
> I use the one I have? (A4 blind rivets)
>
> As always, thanks for your help.
>
> --------
> Ernest Jessee
> N4931M
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot tubing splice, zenith rivet puller, misc. |
Yes you will need the domed head. You can make your own. Head the flat
head one with a torch, propane will do) just until the color changes.
That is to lose the temper. Then use a bigger drill bit to drill it out
a little. I forget the size drill bit, but I'm sure you can figure it
out. Larry, N1345L
ejessee wrote:
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> hello all. I pulled my wings off this weekend and trailered my plane to the
paint shop. I had to cut the fuel lines, wires for strobes, and the pitot tubing.
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> What sort of fitting should I use when I re-connect the pitot tubing?
>
> I see also that Zenith has a riveter that has a special domed head on it. Do
I need to buy this riveter or can I use the one I have? (A4 blind rivets)
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> As always, thanks for your help.
>
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> Ernest Jessee
> N4931M
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