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Frankenelope sat for a few months, has a blockage in the fuel line.

I think that's all I can really say, I'm off the roads til I can get it fixed. :/ Also, the screw threads for one of the mirrors is stripped, what's the fix for that?

For the aftereffects of sitting too long, a good carb/fuel system cleaning is in order. Also the old gas should be removed and new gas put in. Does the scooter run at all? If it does you could try using some seafoam and see if that helps, but a good cleaning would be best.

For the mirror, is it the stem where it attaches to the scooter that is stripped? Or is it the round mirror part itself that is loose?

If it's the slot itself, you have to replace the piece unless it's just loose enough where locktite would help. The part is not expensive, but I've not put one on yet.

Skootz Kabootz wrote:For the aftereffects of sitting too long, a good carb/fuel system cleaning is in order. Also the old gas should be removed and new gas put in. Does the scooter run at all? If it does you could try using some seafoam and see if that helps, but a good cleaning would be best.

For the mirror, is it the stem where it attaches to the scooter that is stripped? Or is it the round mirror part itself that is loose?

The I think it's the part where it screws into the scooter, not the part on the mirror. The female portion, not the male portion (so the one that's actually on the scooter).

i forget what side but 1 side is lhs (turns counter clock wise

If the threads are stripped, you'll need to have a helicoil inserted. It's basically a metal sleeve that replaces the threads. Sort of a hollow screw with threads on the outside and inside. They make reverse-threaded ones, too. The helicoils are cheap, but you'll have to find a shop with the proper taps to do the insertion.

ericalm wrote:If the threads are stripped, you'll need to have a helicoil inserted. It's basically a metal sleeve that replaces the threads. Sort of a hollow screw with threads on the outside and inside. They make reverse-threaded ones, too. The helicoils are cheap, but you'll have to find a shop with the proper taps to do the insertion.

Do you know if NoHo scooters can do it?

mia_mali wrote:

ericalm wrote:If the threads are stripped, you'll need to have a helicoil inserted. It's basically a metal sleeve that replaces the threads. Sort of a hollow screw with threads on the outside and inside. They make reverse-threaded ones, too. The helicoils are cheap, but you'll have to find a shop with the proper taps to do the insertion.

Do you know if NoHo scooters can do it?

More than likely they can Mia. Give Mike a call.

mia_mali wrote:

ericalm wrote:If the threads are stripped, you'll need to have a helicoil inserted. It's basically a metal sleeve that replaces the threads. Sort of a hollow screw with threads on the outside and inside. They make reverse-threaded ones, too. The helicoils are cheap, but you'll have to find a shop with the proper taps to do the insertion.

Do you know if NoHo scooters can do it?

Aaron at NoHo can do it; I don't know if all the stuff is kept there at the shop. He fixed one that I goofed up in my transmission case.

They'll have to look at it first to see if it can be tapped.

Frankenelope is back in working order (minus my mirrors, but I have those parts now, so I can fix 'em soon)! Noho Scooters is fantastic!

mia_mali wrote:Frankenelope is back in working order (minus my mirrors, but I have those parts now, so I can fix 'em soon)! Noho Scooters is fantastic!

Good news! And yes indeed, Mike and the gang are the best. We're lucky to have such a great shop in LA.