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Old 12-10-2012, 04:20 PM
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Hey guys, been have and issue of my buggy stopping randomly and needed to drain my fuel lines everytime it stops while moving, ive notice airbubbles in the line alot, my boss and i were playing with it last night and he reckons that it's caused by the intake floating around and coming out of the fuel in the tank, his solution was to get something he calls a clunker valve,that keeps the hose fully submerged, just asking for a second opinion, and if this is the common name for it, to make one easier to find
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You may need this installed in your fuel tank.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...k-Clunk-Filter
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:42 PM
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ok from the look of that, if i were to attempt to install that myself, would it be a case of pull the line through the lid of the tank sliding it on the end and pull it back into place? does it sound like a fair diagnosis?
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I've subscribed to this thread. I hope you find a fix for yours OP :-)
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dark Flames
Hey guys, been have and issue of my buggy stopping randomly and needed to drain my fuel lines everytime it stops while moving, ive notice airbubbles in the line alot, my boss and i were playing with it last night and he reckons that it's caused by the intake floating around and coming out of the fuel in the tank, his solution was to get something he calls a clunker valve,that keeps the hose fully submerged, just asking for a second opinion, and if this is the common name for it, to make one easier to find
It would help alot if you mentioned the brand/model of the buggy.
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ah i'm sorry, thundertiger eb4 s3
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:27 PM
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actually i've look in my tank and a cant see any hoses :s
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ok so i cut the fuel line down quite drastically, seems to have helped a bit, guy at my lhs said it has a cluck installed
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ok so i cut the fuel line down quite drastically, seems to have helped a bit, guy at my lhs said it has a cluck installed
Read this thread on thundertiger eb4 s3 fuel tank leakage. It's an old thread but maybe you have one of the older fuel tanks. The latest tanks are said to be updated.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_32...tm.htm#3236928
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