First piece of the puzzle: the Accusump itself. Ron ordered me one that was disassembled so that I could have the cylinder powder coated. Turns out it's so simple that I could have just taken it apart myself. But oh well...
I put it back together today and aired it up to check for leaks. We'll see where the pressure is in a couple of days. I'll work on mounting it next week.
Monday I'll be working on the new lines and the wiring to control the EPC.
Yeah yeah smart ass... Makes complete sense now that I've seen what it does. I expected a spring or something else inside there, but it's about as simple as can be!
The hardest part was building a tool to allow me to turn the ends and tighten them.
It's interesting that the air pressure gauge didn't appear to be working for the first half of the video.
The one thing I would hope is that it wouldn't be discharging that frequently while in use in my application. I think their setup was using a manual valve and not the electric pressure control valve though. Thus the accumulator was constantly matching the pump pressure. In my case, I expect that discharge to only start after the pressure drops below the 37# threshold...
Some people claim that the sump shouldn't be mounted in a horizontal position. I think this video proves that wrong.
I was worried about that also and was trying to determine how to mount it on a little bit of an angle. It looks like if there is little to no air in the tank initially (which should be the case if there is a precharge) then air shouldn't be a problem...
I was worried about that also and was trying to determine how to mount it on a little bit of an angle. It looks like if there is little to no air in the tank initially (which should be the case if there is a precharge) then air shouldn't be a problem...
I assume they purged the lines before the video. In my mind the lines would be the only issue with air in the tank. Canton told me to cycle it many times before hitting the track so it burps all the air out. I assume the long drive to Dallas will take care of that for you.
Yeah yeah smart ass... Makes complete sense now that I've seen what it does. I expected a spring or something else inside there, but it's about as simple as can be!
The hardest part was building a tool to allow me to turn the ends and tighten them.
I didn't know how they worked either.... but once explained it sure seems simple enough. I thought maybe it was a bladder type deal inside the cylinder.
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Makes complete sense now that I've seen what it does. I expected a spring or something else inside there, but it's about as simple as can be! 
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