>From the outline you gave it sounds like it is a good procedure. Accumulators are generally good or bad, there is no in between. If it leaks out of the small connector and it doesn't hold rest pressure any length of time it is garbage. You sometimes also see small chunks of black rubber from the diaphram coming out so you KNOW it's dead. You only need to do the off-car test procedure on accumulators that are not in the car. They are easy to test in the car if you have the pressure gauge set-up. BTW air leaks faster than liquids so using a gas (not gasoline) will show up smaller leaks. Gases are compressable, liquids are not so timing the rest pressure is not going to be as accurate using air. Since you are only interested in a go-no/go test using air should be OK. Safer than using gasoline. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike clemens <rmclemns@...> wrote: > > Group (especially Dave S, John H, David T, Martin G, Ken K), > > I have been toying with the idea of testing an accumulator off the car, but found no definitive way in any forums, so I devised a test of my own. Please look at this and see if there are any flaws in my thinking or test. > > ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/