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My speedometer and odometer both work, but I noticed recently that the connection between the cable and where it goes into a round silver ribbed nut (for lack of a better term) is greasy and loose.  I cleaned it off, tightened it as best I could, but after the next ride it was the same thing.  I only first noticed this after my recent spill, so I don't know if it was like that before.  There is no grease on the floor below the scoot.  What is up with this?

Also about the rear brakes, I saw in the manual about testing the rear brake, and from the poor description and photograph, I see that there is a little pointer and a marking on what I guess are the guts of the rear brake.  It says about the two lining up.  Is that when the scoot has the brake handle squeezed in or left loose?  Also, it seems that my perception of if the marks are lined up or not would change from if I'm kneeling down and looking at it from the rear or if I'm on the floor looking up at it.  Can someone fill me in on how to check the rear brake correctly?  Also, from the level the front brake fluid shows, it's in good shape. Can I assume the rear brake is okay too?  Do they wear out at different rates?

By way of background, I dumped my S8 the other day.  It has been running, don't notice any difference with the steering or brakes, and I thought the damage was all cosmetic.  However, today when I took it for a short ride, I can hear a small squeak that sounds like it's coming from the front, and it only happens when I go over bumps.  When I got back to the garage, engaged the front brake and pushed down on the handlebars, it was squeaking then too.  I looked the front wheel over but the only thing I saw that looked amiss was the end of the cable going into the right side(when astride the bike) of the fork was loose and rather greasy.   I tightened it back up again (I'm assuming that's the speedo cable).  Any thoughts on what the squeaking could be?

I advised in my last post that my scooter started once again after I replaced the cap on the spark plug.  However, I can't help but wonder if there is anything else going on with the scoot, since I wonder why it stalled out only when I went WOT.  Could I have also flooded the engine?  What about going WOT made the cap come off the spark plug?  If the engine is flooded, what has to be done to restart the engine?  Could this incident, since I tried numerous times to restart the scoot before I found the disconnected cap, have damaged the plug? 

If I do use liquid wrench to try to loosen the plug, how long should I wait after spraying it on before trying to remove it?  Before I replace the plug, does the cylinder holding the plug have to be cleaned of the liquid wrench, and if so can it just be wiped off or is there some specific cleaner to use?

Thanks in advance for your input?  FYI, I've started the scoot up twice since the incident but due to rain haven't ridden it anywhere.

My life has been such a mess lately and I haven't winterized my S8 yet.  Fortunately, I do have the scoot in a heated garage, but it is near the garage door so it does get blasts of cold air several times a day.  I ran it the last time early this month, and started it up this past Sunday.  Tomorrow I am off and want to do something to prep it for storage, because I am sure it will be too cold for more riding until at least April.

I want to change the oil, clean the air filter, put some Stabil in the gas tank (it is almost a full tank of gas in there now), do the draining of the tube leading from the carburetor and puke tube as shown in Wayne Kreps latest video, and wash off the scoot.    In the owner's manual it says about a tablespoon of oil in the cylinder (I assume they are talking about the tube the spark plug sits in--am I correct?).  If so, it may be a non-issue because the last time I tried to get the spark plug out I couldn't.  If I can this time, can I use Marvel mystery oil for the cylinder?  Can I also use MMO for lubing the points on the scoot that the owners manual say should be lubricated?  I am also going to put the battery on a tender and bag the exhaust and cover the bottom of the scoot in a bag to prevent mice from munching on the wires (I can't use mothballs as Zombie suggested as it is a community garage and I'm sure it would be a problem).

Can you suggest anything else I should do?  Please let me know.  Thanks

Do scooter engines burn oil over time?  I had done my oil change at 600 miles and am now at 1200.  When I did the change, the oil on the dipstick covered the entire crossmarked area; now it shows only halfway up the stick.  I know it is not leaking when parked as there is no oil stain below the scoot.  Does it just evaporate?  I am planning on doing another oil change as part of the storage prep in a few weeks but wonder if I should do it now since the oil level is clearly decreasing.  Is this normal?

I was just checking kymcousa.com and see a number of scooters listed on their non-current models page, including my Super 8.  What's up with that???

When you guys stop your scooters, do you flip off the engine cut off switch and turn off the ignition, or just shut off the ignition without using the engine cut off switch?

I found this camera bag at a flea market--it's the kind that has the lens facing down inside the bag so it's generally a triangular shape.  I figured it would make a nice sized little bag for the back of the scoot, just for little things like my tire pressure checker and napkins to wipe the dipstick on the oil, so they're not rattling around under the seat.  It had rings on the back so I used zip ties to attach it to the rack.