Motor stops after 1/2 mile

[Roscoe]

I'd carry a screw driver and open the drain on the carb when it stops. If no gas is flowing out you have a fuel problem. You might try cracking the gas cap open if no fuel flows out of the carb to determine if a vacuum is forming because of faulty emissions control.

[Richard Cranium]

Originally Posted by Roscoe

I'd carry a screw driver and open the drain on the carb when it stops. If no gas is flowing out you have a fuel problem. You might try cracking the gas cap open if no fuel flows out of the carb to determine if a vacuum is forming because of faulty emissions control.

I released the drain screw and a couple drops came out but only onto my fingertips (not just dripping onto the ground freely). I didn't thinkf a couple drops is sufficient gas flow. I cracked open the gas cap and the scooter ran like a new scooter. I closed the gas cap again and a couple miles down the road it started acting up again. Opened the gas cap and started to run perfectly once again. You, my new friend, have narrowed down the problem to something in the emissions system. Not sure which component but at least I can use the scooter as long as I crack open the gas cap.I owe you a beer, Roscoe. Thanks!