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While you are in the auto store buying a good thermostat you might also want to pick up a gallon of Preston 50-50 mix coolant. Just what you will need for the motor when done digging through it and fixing things.

No fuse box in the area under the seat? Like for mine it is just on the front left area across from the battery. But not real sure how your scoot is arranged. Roadrunner I is not a name I am familiar with. Some have there fuses in the dash box. With the covers all off it may be simple to follow the cables from the battery to where ever. Along the way you should find a fuse box or individual fuses in the branches.
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Thermostats are not expensive. Take the old one with you to an auto store and buy a new one of the proper temp range.
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Well, someone mentioned on the left side of engine. That could be on my scoot. There is a hose going in on the top right side and another coming from the top on the left side. The one from the top left side then drops to the floor goes to the rear and rises to the filler port and cap. What goes on beyond that I can not see on my scoot or in my pictures.

That one year difference in build may be why you can't find the fuses where I said they were.

I have a 2008 244cc scoot, that is the vertical engine, and I think what you have shown is the possible radiator cap in the photo with the radiator hose removed. Have you taken that cast part the hose connects too off yet? To me it looks like it would be in the middle of that casting.

With that blue seal around the casting I would guess someone may have been in there. Possible error, thermostat in upside down. I did that once many years ago on a 72 Dodge Dart 6 cyl. Took it to the dealer when I could not figure out the problem. Neither did they so they sent me home. Next day I started over and found it in upside down. Don't know why the dealer did not know up from down.

Fuses on my 2008 are under the seat. No guarantee as it seems those fuses seem to travel around depending on the builders and models. On my machine they are in a small box, maybe 3" X 5" near the front of the motor cover, opposite of the battery.
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Interesting comments about Chinese computers, not sure how true these failing product comments are.

IBM had many years of designing and building computers and producing software for them. Then, as US costs kept growing, IBM decided to refocus its efforts and arranged for a Chinese company to take over the designs and build of the computers. For a period of years they worked together but I think now the Chinese company is on its own. It has been near 10 years now and Lenovo was the Chinese company.

Are Chinese products really that bad as some think?

At one time everybody said bad things about the Japanese cars.
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Not sure what you mean here. Did you not use the Roketa links I provided above. Plenty of detail for source and prices and part numbers.

If you mean technical information like tune ups, repairs, whatever, just browse these forums for information. If a good post is submitted there will be several that will step in with ideas.

You are in the right place if looking for advice or helps.
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Are you saying the inner race is spinning on the axle? If so then there is no need for more oils or rust fighters.

Get a good puller that can reach behind the bearing and get on the inner race directly, or if not directly then on as much of the bearing as possible. See if the puller can put enough pressure on the bearing to make it move enough to get it off the shaft.

My opinion is that pullers are much more gentle on the products. Hammering and prying can create damage to the bearings but also on the parts used for the pry bars to force against.
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