where do i find the accumulator on my Mondial 8?

hi everyone, having problems with hot start ups on my 8, starts perfect when its cold but once at running temp i have to turn it over for a good 30 odd seconds, then you hear it firing up 1 by 1.

ive been told its a commen problem when the accumulators stuffed, so when do i find it and is there any way i can test it?

many thanks, Alex

 

Thanks Wade, I shell try that tomorrow. I was thinking i could do a fuel pressure test between the accumulator and the filter. Running the car until it's warm, this will give me a chance to check the fuel pump pressure, train of thought is if I then turn the engine off, if the accumulator is faulty I should see the pressure drop away, if the pressure stays up then the accumulator is doing its job and I've got a different problem.

 

ok, so i've removed the accumulator. never got around to testing it but it was so old and crappy looking and i see there's a lot on here about then failing, so i decided to replace it anyway regardless of weather its the cause of the problem or not.

one thing i did notice was that when i disconnected it from the fuel pump and the fuel filter, even though they are meant to be under pressure, very very little fuel dripped out, but it poured out of the small low pressure tube on the rear. it seemed the back half of the accumulator was full of fuel which seems strange to me.

im only a beginner so any thoughts would be grateful, and thanks for the advice and emails so far.

 

Hi guys, well the new accumulator arrived last Wednesday from the States. I saved NZ$101 buying a new one off eBay, and shipping to New Zealand only took 9 days. Buying the same part from the local parts shop here would have cost me NZ$359 delivered door to door from Aus, compared to NZ$258 door to door from the states, and only 3 days longer.

As advised I replaced the fuel filter, accumulator and fuel lines regardless of their condition, removed the fuel pump and checked it's flow rate etc which was fine, so cleaned it up and re installed it.

Once everything was back it place I started the car which to about 20 seconds to fire up and let it warm up, once warm I turned it off for 5 minutes before trying a restart which it did perfectly in 1-2 seconds. I re assembled the rest and lowered it back to the ground and went for a nice afternoon drive which involved a few stops along the way, and each time it started perfectly.

So a job well done and only possible with the helpful advice from you all, many thanks
everyone

Alex
Christchurch (quakeville)
New Zealand