'96 Discovery Hesitation

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Nopars

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• Jul 21, 2004

• #1

What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10 minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years. It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has been replaced before.)

What gives?


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Tim Hobbs

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• Jul 21, 2004

• #2

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:48:01 -0500, "Nopars" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
>It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10 minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years. It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has been replaced before.)
>
>What gives?
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Diesel or petrol?

And where are your carriage returns?


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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'95 Discovery V8i aka "The Disco" (FOR SALE)
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
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Dave Dixon

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• Jul 22, 2004

• #3

"Nopars" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jewLc.6156$fB4.4651@lakeread01...
What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it
will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10
minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years.
It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The
dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has
been replaced before.)

What gives?


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Dave Dixon

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• Jul 22, 2004

• #4

"Nopars" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jewLc.6156$fB4.4651@lakeread01...
What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it
will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10
minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years.
It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The
dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has
been replaced before.)

What gives?


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I do worry about your system when your AVG is out of date by so much...
You never know what you might pick up in 'ere ;-)

Dave



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Tim Hobbs

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• Jul 21, 2004

• #5

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:48:01 -0500, "Nopars" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
>It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10 minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years. It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has been replaced before.)
>
>What gives?
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004

Diesel or petrol?

And where are your carriage returns?


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'95 Discovery V8i aka "The Disco" (FOR SALE)
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

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Dave Dixon

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• Jul 22, 2004

• #6

"Nopars" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jewLc.6156$fB4.4651@lakeread01...
What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it
will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10
minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years.
It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The
dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has
been replaced before.)

What gives?


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I do worry about your system when your AVG is out of date by so much...
You never know what you might pick up in 'ere ;-)

Dave



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Webped69

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• Jul 30, 2004

• #7

also owner of 1996 auto disco
my problem was a bad earth on the accelator pot!!!!
took about 700 quid to find it but now ok

may be worth a try???
good luck
pete

 

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Amphora

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• Jul 30, 2004

• #8

"Nopars" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jewLc.6156$fB4.4651@lakeread01...
What causes my 1996 Discovery to hesitate or pause on the highway?
It will hesitate without loosing speed or RPMs for about 3 seconds then it
will return to normal for under 1 second. This will continue for 5 to 10
minutes then resume normal performance. This has been going on for years.
It happens more in the summer when it occurs once or twice a week. The
dealer claims ignorance and so do my other mechanics. (The fuel pump has
been replaced before.)

<snip>

I had a similar problem in my 1997 Disco 4.0 V8 Auto. It turned out to be a
speed sensor for the transmission. ~$200 CAD to fix...

 

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Webped69

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• Jul 30, 2004

• #9

also owner of 1996 auto disco
my problem was a bad earth on the accelator pot!!!!
took about 700 quid to find it but now ok

may be worth a try???
good luck
pete

 

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Webped69

Guest

• Jul 30, 2004

• #10

also owner of 1996 auto disco
my problem was a bad earth on the accelator pot!!!!
took about 700 quid to find it but now ok

may be worth a try???
good luck
pete