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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 23:09:50 -0400
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From: John Cooper <heyduke@digital.net>
Subject: L320 Wing Tank Fuel Line Fittings
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Parker-Hannifin makes a "long" elbow that might work. Contact your local
hydraulic hose shop for a catalog. You know, the guys that make up
hydraulic hoses for tractors and stuff.

On my 235, I screwed an AN-823-6D into the outboard wing aluminum piece
(which I  had to drill out and tap for 3/8"NPT). The 45degree fitting was
oriented "up", and  I cut out a hole in the BL-50 rib to allow clearance.

On the end of the 3/8" soft aluminum tubing I placed a 90deg bend as tight
as I could make it. So when it is all hooked up, the gas flows up through
the 45degree fitting, then turns aft to the rear spar where another 90
degree bend takes it inboard all the way to the center console. I epoxied a
3/8" bulkhead fitting where the rear spar meets the console on each side
(not enough room for a jamb nut), then went forward from there, right along
the belly pan and underneath the front spar. My transfer pumps are mounted
on the back of the nose gear tunnel.

Some people prefer to run the gas line along the forward spar, but I felt
that having it run right along underneath my a** was the safest place in
the plane <G>.

--John