Scoot dies at stop light

[Firehawk989]

Originally Posted by beo111

Well guys, with all of the symptoms I did narrow it down to the carb. I just decided to purchase a new carb and put it in now it runs like a champ. The idle is smooth and bike feels great on the road. I cleaned the old carb twice and didn't want to put it back in a third time to have it fail. Not sure what went bad on the old carb, but a buddy of mine said he heard that the a lot of people have trouble with small engines because of the ethanol in the gas. I don't know if that's true, but I sure won't put Sta-Bil in my tank anymore. I drained out the old gas and glass filter then put new gas in with Seafoam. I hope all goes well in the future! Thanks for all the help!

Had the same problem with my scoot. I bought it cheap from some guy who had stored it for ~2 years with gas and stabilizer in it. Sta-Bil + cheap low octane ethanol gas + time = carb and gas nastiness. Fortunately mine came to life with a good cleaning, some seafoam, and some ethanol free gas.

Glad you solved it!