AboveMSL
Well Known Member
Hi Folks,
One of the fuel pickups, VA-261 that came with my RV-14A kit has a tiny chip at the end of the flare. Worried that this would leak, (I'm still building), I ordered a replacement a couple of weeks ago. While installing the new one today, I noticed that it's a straight thread (rather than NPT) as it didn’t get tight until the nut portion was against the rib. Inspection showed that the nut is stamped JIV (?, I believe it says) as opposed to AN, like my originals. Google turned up no results as I'm not sure what I'm searching for, (I found JIC fittings). Does anyone know what this is?
I'm assuming this would leak and plan to ask Van's send me a new one, however, they're on backorder....
Thanks,
Greg
One of the fuel pickups, VA-261 that came with my RV-14A kit has a tiny chip at the end of the flare. Worried that this would leak, (I'm still building), I ordered a replacement a couple of weeks ago. While installing the new one today, I noticed that it's a straight thread (rather than NPT) as it didn’t get tight until the nut portion was against the rib. Inspection showed that the nut is stamped JIV (?, I believe it says) as opposed to AN, like my originals. Google turned up no results as I'm not sure what I'm searching for, (I found JIC fittings). Does anyone know what this is?
I'm assuming this would leak and plan to ask Van's send me a new one, however, they're on backorder....
Thanks,
Greg