Hi guys, I'm a newbie here and just wanted to thank you guys for letting me join this group. I don't have an Autoette, but I am a firm supporter (and a long...
Hello all- I have removed one of the rear wheels of my Cruiseabout to check the brake condition. I thought I'd repack the bearings and change the oil seal at...
Hi Bill I dont know if it was a felt or ruber seal Take the hub and baring in to King Baring and ask them Tom Burk may know the answere to that Chuck in San...
Hello Carl, What you found is how it works. Flat washer is the seal. Just clean the bearings, and races. Regrease, and assemble. Regards, Tom ... [Non-text...
Thanks for the advice with the brake job on my Cruiseabout. I wound up having the brake drum turned and new linings bonded onto my shoes at B&A Friction here...
My wife says now you got the rust bucket home what are you going to do with it.I have no answer HELP Think I will stat on the wireing any info would be ...
I've just recently traded an old vespa for a marketour,serial no. 1618 no idea of the year. Can anyone help me there. Also this thig is in need of a windsheild...
... Autoette@yahoogroups.com, " jimlovesq2" <jimnq@...> ... traded an old vespa for a marketour,serial no. ... year. Can anyone help me there. ... need of a...
Hi Jim, Lexan, I hear is the best material to make the windscreens out of. Not sure of the spelling though. And yes they can be geared up or down. I recently...
Well, I' jealous , not only of the condition -but the batteries , wow! However I've always found it to be good if you buy something with dents in it already. ...
Not your fault Seth, we still got a good little site here, hard to keep anyone from voicing their opinions, I guess thats what the web is all about, is a good...
Seth - I might be interested. I'm just about to dive into a complete restoration of my Electric Shopper and may be spending time here anyway. What are the ...
every time I walk in the garage I see another dent to pound out.Little by little its lookin better. Decided to put new tires so i took the non drive off , the...
every time I walk in the garage I see another dent to pound out.Little by little its lookin better. Decided to put new tires so i took the non drive off , the...
I think you can get those batts for around 70$, they seem to be same price everywhere. Jon Jim Lehman <jimnq@...> wrote: every time I walk in the garage...
fyi, there are three models: 225ah, 235ah, & 245ah (slightly taller). You want the 235. Jon is correct, your price range should be about $70. Tom ... ...
I noticed in a brochure I bought for my Electric Shopper (very similar to autoette) it shows a side mounted rear view mirror. Kinda looks like an old truck...
I want to register my Electric Shopper for street travel and am not sure of the best approach. My neighbor has an Autoette which which is currently registerd...
Autoette, and Electric Shopper were both Street Legal, and registered back in the day. I would just take it into DMV and register it. Vin # is on angle iron...
Hi Guys The mirrors was originally for trucks. We got them from Pep Boys, you can order them from JC Whitney Co. Also check, McMaster Carr and Dayton Supply. ...
Barry - Thanks for the info. Check my "lwjohnson" folder in the photos section for a picture of the replacement mirrors that are being sold through ebay for...
Hello Mr. Burke- I also will be registering my Autoette soon, and have not figured out which method to use. My Autoette has the original black California...
Hey Lee Most of the parts for the early Autoette and Electric Shopper came from war surplus,Douglas salvage.Lockheed and USN. Till about 1952. I had alot of...
Carl, no special operators license. no helmet, yes on yearly registration and insurance. It's on our normal car insurance and runs about $45 a year.. ... ...
Tom, your Autoette is actually registered by the state of California not as a motorcycle, NEV or car, but as an "Autoette". So if I walk into the DMV (or Auto...
Hi Lee, it is registered as a Automobile with no restrictions. Make: AUTOE Body Type: GC. Auto Club, couldn't do it, but DMV (Westminster) did. Took alot...
