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Check under the back end, generally connect to the electric motor is a lever by one of the back wheels, or in the case of "pride" sometimes they have knob that is lifted or dropped above the housing to engage or disengage the electric brake on the motor. If it is disengaged the scooter will not move by the motor, but you should be able to move the scooter manually, sometimes it gets "between" where it should be! If it is engaged, you shouldn't be able to move the scooter by pushing or pulling. Once your sure it is engaged, turn off the scooter wait a moment, then turn it back on. There is one more reason that may cause you a issue, the scooter can not be connected to the charge cord, disconnect it from the scooter and again turn off the key, and then turn on again to reset the scooter interface. These are both safety connections. Some of the newer ones will also "beep" if these situations are happening, and stop beeping when reset..
This actually does sound like the battery is low on charge. A battery which is quite low on charge will still light the headlights and run many other electrical accessories, but will not engage the starter (which requires much more power than other accessories).
I would start by making sure that an electrical device, such as interior lights, glove box lights, trunk light or something else has not been left on. Then carefully jump start the engine. It is also possible that the battery might need to be replaced for not holding a charge.
Sounds like you are describing two different problems?... First, can you put a wrench on the crank bolt and turn the engine (2 complete turns...with trans out of gear of course)? ...if not this indicates an internal failure in the engine... if so check to see if the distributor has moved... that would explain the sluggishness and the backfire...The lost fasteners you mention should not affect driveability... When you say it will not turn over I am assuming you mean the starter won't engage... if you can hear the starter engaging (clicking), but the motor still won't turn (with a good charge on the battery and good wire connections), that is again a sign of serious engine damage... If no sounds come from the starter (and you have checked wiring and have good voltage) pull out the starter and test on the ground with jumper cables... Hope this helps... post more details if none of these steps get you going again...;-)
I had a prolem with my 1998 Ford Explorer XLT. The 4wd indicator light would randomly start to blink while moving and when I flipped the switch to 4wd hi or low it would engage but easily disengage and the indicator lights would not come on. I was hearing a grinding sound coming from my hubs so I replaced both front hub assemblies and the light stopped blinking and 4wd hi/low works great now. it was about 300 bucks for the hub assemblies and only took me an hour or two to change.
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