Odyssey MKV RCM owners, I have a question

@Syntax owns (or owned) an Odyssey. Ping him. 

Dunno. Did you ever try to reach Seth in NY re the Monks? He probably knows about pumps, i think the one in my Monks is a German pump.

Sorry to hear that, Seth was kind to me. He was more of a phone guy than an email guy as I remember. I did spend some time with him, both on the phone and at his studio. (He's a pretty well known archivist of old historic recordings, among other things). 
That pump company you mentioned is still in business, as you probably know. The trick is to see if the fittings that are used on the Monks will fit onto a new pump, if that is what you are after. I wonder if the pump company itself supplies any of those fittings since I doubt Monks would fabricate fittings if they are standard items. 
Monks itself lists a replacement pump that no doubt has all the bells and whistles already attached.
I would be happy to take a look at the pump in my Monks if it is of any help to you, and snap a few photos. Mine is a late machine, an Omni, which was built after 2010.
 My email address is on the web if you look me up. My name is Bill Hart and I am listed at a page called flying reptile media group. 

here's the Monks parts list which shows an Austen pump head rebuild kit:http://keith-monks.com/spare-parts/
Mine was rebuilt- the main thing it needed was a fresh diaphragm - the rest was tubing and fittings.
I'll try to reach Syntax for you. 
You might try writing to Austen directly and ask them what they supplied. More as I have it. 

cool. Albert is a good guy and that was a good suggestion to reach out to him. Good to have the info- let us know what it takes to fit into a Monks. I'm hoping mine is good for a while, but you never know....
regards,
bill hart

I hear you. I’m a big advocate for finding non-audiophile solutions to audiophile issues. The Monks is very Rube Goldberg in its design, but it works. I would have purchased the Odyssey if it was still being made at the time I got my Monks.
Good luck with it, if you go for that other pump and get it installed, I’d be interested to know what other fittings or adapters you needed. I suspect most of this is standard stuff- I did a fair amount of work on my air compressors for my tone arm- and relied heavily on SIL, which has an office in Houston. Most of the fittings and filters are cheap compared to the audiophile branded versions of the same thing and the SIL folks really know their business on the compressor end. Thankfully, I haven’t had to do much with the Monks since Seth rebuilt it and I hear you on Monks- they aren’t terribly responsive to customers directly- my impression is that Jonathan has a full time job elsewhere and encourages clients to work through a dealer. It is a really good RCM, so it’s too bad they aren’t more customer friendly.
I’ve learned a few things in this dialog so it’s been helpful to me as well.
regards, and please keep us up to date on your progress.