"One of the accumulaters is oil-soaked looking, and that is my main culprit at this time. How do I tell if it is bad? "



They are bad, they are always bad and if they aren't bad, replace them anyway at 100k, because they are bad.

They are a lot like a tire. If you fill that tire today with 32 psi and then just forget it for 100,000 miles chances are real good they will not be running at 32psi 100k later. Think about driving your car on that tire if it were only half full at 16psi, the degradation of capabilities is very similar with a half full accumulator.

You have chosen a tractor like device to drive, endlessly renewable. The totally useful piece of equipment. Your basic transportation unit, probably as economical as can be. You just haven't finished buying it yet.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician