I'm beginning to think I may not have the patience to be a Rover owner! My latest turmoil is that I can't get the '62 IIa to run, after it starts up. With the choke pulled all the way out it starts right up, runs for 3 seconds, then dies out. It was running fine for about 3 weeks and then, about 3 weeks ago, I was driving down the road and it started to sputter and eventually died on the side of the road. I tried in vain to start it back up but eventually had my friendly neighborhood AAA guy come tow me home. I cleaned out the carb again, checked the floats, the jets, gaskets, etc. and still couldn't get it to run. Then, I ordered a Pertronix ignition module and installed that. After that install, it started and purred like a kitten for about 2 mins. I shut it off and had to pack and leave for a business trip thinking I'd fixed the problem. I took that as a sign from the Rover Gods that my previous points/condenser were on the fritz and I had fixed the problem.
Well, I got home early today from work with the intention of taking the Rover out for a spin and it died in the driveway.
Why won't it run?!! Why does it need full choke now, all of the sudden? It never needed it before. I have new plugs, wires, Pertronix ignition coil, clean out carb.
Do you think it could be bad gas? It gets gas from the fuel pump because I've checked that but when it starts and then dies, it sounds like it's starved for fuel. I've read on this forum several times that bad ignition often masquerades as fuel starvation but I figured the Pertronix ignition fixed that. And since it starts, I guess that means the coil and new Pertronix ignition are working?
Somebody, please impart some wisdom. Otherwise, I'm libel to just scrap the damn thing and go buy an International Harvester...(who'm I kiddin', I probably couldn't get that to run either)...
Al