uh-oh... carb problems???

[hey,littlecobra]

had a bit o' trouble when out and about this afternoon.

ultimately, Pepe is in a 'locked, razorfenced' yard, awaiting trailer pickup in the am.

in a nutshell, the linkage is sticking 'open' or 'shut' depending on ?????

ka-powwww! and lost power..... coasted to the side of the road THREE times. Got it running twice, after i let the carb 'unflood' with the gas evaporting and Pepe starting right back up. Go for a mile or two, then no power... coasted off again!

third time, called hubby to get #4 kid, who wasn't amused by this at this point. We pushed it across three lanes of traffic (i had coasted to the inside turn lane to a business) and into a parking lot. A guy that works at the business i pulled into has a Mustang Cobra, probably 03 or so, and has had Rob work on his car... so... he tinkers with the carb a bit and decided the linkage was sticking. I had already come to that conclusion, but what do i know???
After the second loss of power and pull over in a convenience store parking lot, I called Rob in my best Laura Petrie voice... "oh Rooooooooooobbbb!" but Trish answered the phone and immediately i remembered that Rob is at run n gun (where i should be but i'm not) and I talked to Rick whoever that is and he helped me check for spark, and check the choke etc.

went another mile or so and no backfire this time, but loss of power and that's when i stopped in the turn lane and eventually David shows up and we push across the street to the parking lot where this dude (the Cobra Mustang guy) fiddled with it. We decided to take the guy with the locked yard up on his offer to 'store it' over night, (the lot next door to the tinkerer dude)and in the morning hubby will go get the trailer and surely Pepe will start right up and drive right onto the trailer just fine. Monday morning?? Off to the shop! Yikes!
I probably would have made it home, but the two intersections/lights i would have had to travel thru have humongous traffic and I just didn't want to risk it. so....
carb problem of some sort. I at least have a pair of pliers to take off the air filter, and know how to look to see if gas is coming thru.... and ..... whatever!!!
at least i wasn't on the top of high five, right????
the guy with a locked yard has an 11 yo son.... he's getting a ride!
Drove Paddy this morning, Cobra this afternoon.... uhoh.....

beautiful day, anyway. standing on the side of the road in 85*isn't so bad as 100*.

gotta go!
varsity football game. go chargers!!!