do i buy it or not

been offerd a disco 3.9 v8 running rough when warmed up, how much could it cost me to fix, thanks

How long is today's piece of string?

2nd that how long is a peice of string

anyone got any ideas of what it could be.

Treworgey 90 said:

How long is today's piece of string?

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from its middle to the end twice :doh:

iannotts said:

from its middle to the end twice :doh:

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worded thus: twice as long as it is from one end to the middle, usually adds confusion to the question!!

did you get the pm i sent ian?

tint the money it's the time.. mine's only cost me about £300 so far but days and days and days and days...

good job you havnt given up, as you have got help.

very subtle!

I've had loads of help and I've enjoyed it.. apart from when I'm tearing my hair out.. and I've learnt loads.. was just saying.. it aint the dosh.. if you have time to be doing it or the space to not rush then crack on.. if you haven't got time or space then probably not a good idea..

109party said:

2nd that how long is a peice of string

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Twice the distance from the middle to the end

jamiehoward said:

been offerd a disco 3.9 v8 running rough when warmed up, how much could it cost me to fix, thanks

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It will obviously depend where the problem is. Assuming it is mechanically sound, it is going to be an electrical type pain in the behind. Used ECU £75.00ish off eblag, say £50.00ish for AFM. Coil, not a lot. Ignition amplifier I think will be about £20 - £30, set of plugs and leads say £40.00, Dizzy cap and rotor arm (genuine not pattern please) £40.00, temp thermistor - no idea, allow £25.00. Miscellaneous parts etc probably another £50.00. So all up you could spend about £300.00 but unlikely it would be all at once.

If the disco is a clean one with no significant rot and it is cheap enough it might be worth the risk but it could take you a long time to get it running spot on.