Last Friday I took the day off so I could go and get the Rover registered and tagged in the state of Florida. I eventually made it to the Department of Motor Vehicles only after stalling out once on the way. Call to AAA revealed that it wasn’t the battery but more than likely the fuel pump or the operator.
On the way home I stalled out two more times (both on busy streets) and was pushed into a gas station the first time and pulled by a guy with a F350 and a two rope the 2nd time. I called AAA again and had the truck towed home.
The next day I tempted fate again and took the dogs to the dog park with my wife no more than 2 miles away. On the way back – it stalled and I was towed again by a good Samaritan with an F550 this time ($167 to fill up per the owner) to a local parking lot. My wife took the dogs and started the 2 mile walk home leaving me in the parking lolt. Twenty minutes later starts up it starts up again and I nurse it down the street trying not to stop and pick up my wife on the side of the road with the dogs and pray that I don’t stall out on the way home.
I think I’m the culprit – I pull the choke out all the way to get the truck started and generally push it in half way after I’ve been down the road a few minutes. Sometimes I make the mistake of pushing it in to far and I think that is what is calling the stalling.
Is that a logical assumption?
Also, my Max speed is 40mph period – is it worth rebuilding the weber carb to see if that helps? Also I may have screwed up by putting too much oil in the air filter. I mistakenly put oil in the middle part of the bottom part of the filter not just in the outside area. Would this also be causing a problem? Any thoughts appreciated.