Steve, As far as I am concerned it should last as long as the original. 15 to 20 years if you buy a new one. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Jaeger Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 12:47 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Accumulator life. I am experiencing the hot start problem w/ my '81 DMC. I replaced the fuel accumulator in '99 which fixed a hot start problem back then.I don't know if or when it was replaced before that. I have only driven the car a couple thousand miles since then. What is the expected life of an accumulator, could it have gone bad again in 7 years? Thanks Steve To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/