A few issues 96 Disco

Hello all:

Total newbie to Land Rovers, but not to working on my own vehicles...

I have a couple of issues with a 96 Disco I bought from my uncle about a
year ago.

The heater/ac motor will burn out it's fuse everytime it is replaced.
Any ideas where to start looking for the electrical issue?

Under the alpine windows right about the center of both windows on the
bottom, where the weather stripping meets the body is beginning to rust.
Just wanted to know if this was common. I'm planning to remove and weld
in some new metal.

On 2 occasions, I have gone out in the morning to go to work, and the
drivers side rear window will be down about 5 inches. I know, I know,
but I really did not forget and leave it down or set anything on the
window control. I can only imagine an electrical connection being made
by moisture or something else that rolls the window down. Attempting to
roll it back up sometimes works on the first try, sometimes I have to
wait and try again later. The passenger side mechanism is broken (the
little white plastic ring in the track) and I believe the motor may even
be siezed so no worries on that one.

We'll start with these, and thanks very much in advance for any
help/input.

GB

Gigglyborx Jones wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> Total newbie to Land Rovers, but not to working on my own vehicles...
>
> I have a couple of issues with a 96 Disco I bought from my uncle about a
> year ago.
>
> The heater/ac motor will burn out it's fuse everytime it is replaced.
> Any ideas where to start looking for the electrical issue?
>
> Under the alpine windows right about the center of both windows on the
> bottom, where the weather stripping meets the body is beginning to rust.
> Just wanted to know if this was common. I'm planning to remove and weld
> in some new metal.
>
> On 2 occasions, I have gone out in the morning to go to work, and the
> drivers side rear window will be down about 5 inches. I know, I know,
> but I really did not forget and leave it down or set anything on the
> window control. I can only imagine an electrical connection being made
> by moisture or something else that rolls the window down. Attempting to
> roll it back up sometimes works on the first try, sometimes I have to
> wait and try again later. The passenger side mechanism is broken (the
> little white plastic ring in the track) and I believe the motor may even
> be siezed so no worries on that one.
>
> We'll start with these, and thanks very much in advance for any
> help/input.
>
> GB

Take the engine and gearbox out assuming its a 300tdi, buy a cheap LR
90 or 110, get a new galvanised chassis for it, chuck the engine and
gearbox in - hey presto - rust problems solved. BTW keep an eye on your
Discovery sills.

Else think you need to go find an auto electrician.

My father has a similar electrical fuse blower problem on his - think
its a dodgy earth somewhere - else its a seriously large batch of dodgy
fuses.

Peter