Random Rubber Tube

pagodadesign · Post by **pagodadesign** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:56 pm

I have a 2008 Buddy Pamplona with about 165 miles on it. Stalled and died on me today in traffic as well, had about a 1/4 tank of gas, lost power and just sounded like it was being suffocated from fuel.

I pulled over and immediately started looking the scooter over to see what was up. When I looked under the scooter, I noticed the end of a small rubber tube sticking out by my kickstand, about the diameter of a pencil and that the end hanging down wasn't attached to anything.

I traced the tube up and it looks like it's attached to the underside of the carbuerator (i think that 's what it is, it's under the access hatch inside the seat compartment).

Should this be attached to something? It's a smaller diameter tube than the other ones coming off or into the carb.

After it set for a while I was able to start it and get it home but the tube is still unattached on the end of it leading off the carb.

Thanks for any info guys and gals.

Campbell990 · Post by **Campbell990** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:23 pm

IIRC there usually is a small hose that comes out the bottom of mc's and scooters. It is a vent or overflow or something. You may want to check the gas cap/vapor lock/ stalling thread as this seems to be a problem with 08's.
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nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:27 pm

That hose is a carb drain. You should also see a screw on the bottom of the carb bowl, if you open that gas will come out of the hose... just a way to drain it without gas getting all over your intake manifold etc.

pagodadesign · Post by **pagodadesign** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:36 pm

Great, thanks guy. I spent an hour trying to track down what that hose needed to be plugged into although it appeared as it had not even been plugged into anything at all.

bfreed · Post by **bfreed** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:53 pm

+1 to checking some of the vapor lock threads.

Losing power can also be bad gas (mine was) - fill up somewhere different than where you went last time and run another tank through and see what happens. Don't fill the gas tank all the way to the neck.