GrahamD1v8
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Hi all. Long time since I had a Landy but at last I am the owner of a Discovery 1 v8. In excellent conditon too.
My last Landy was a Series 3 Station Wagon 2.25 back in the late '80's but I'm glad I've got this one - not much rust but will need some welding. Mechanically it has not been looked at properly for about 12 years - so a lot to do as it is running very rough. It did past an MOT though...
So far I've replaced the idle/step valve, coolant temperature sensor, (it had a new MAF a short whole ago), new spark plugs, two spark plug leads were knackered, vacuum pipes had loads of splits, cleaned the crankcase vent filter, exhaust back box, maybe more! Still nearly stalling when warm.
I've got two new O2 sensors to put on next...
I'm in a conserve and preserve phase at the moment - I don't want any rust to get worst, so been going round it, de-rust, rust converter, red oxide, sealant on joints.
Also had leaks from the rear sunroof even though the seller "fixed" it and put a new headliner in! New stainless screws all round the sunroof tray and seal the screws in. The sunroof drain pipes were pointing upwards so were creating a U-bend effect too, which caused the rain to pool in the tray. Fingers crossed.
I've had the sill trim off to look at rust, so replaced the plastic fasterners with stainless rivnuts and button head screws.
Jobs on list include siezed front calipers and play in track rod ends, clean underside and seal, shocks are shot, original radio buttons are missing, rubbers on windows, etc, etc.
I'll try to upload a few piccies too:
My last Landy was a Series 3 Station Wagon 2.25 back in the late '80's but I'm glad I've got this one - not much rust but will need some welding. Mechanically it has not been looked at properly for about 12 years - so a lot to do as it is running very rough. It did past an MOT though...
So far I've replaced the idle/step valve, coolant temperature sensor, (it had a new MAF a short whole ago), new spark plugs, two spark plug leads were knackered, vacuum pipes had loads of splits, cleaned the crankcase vent filter, exhaust back box, maybe more! Still nearly stalling when warm.
I've got two new O2 sensors to put on next...
I'm in a conserve and preserve phase at the moment - I don't want any rust to get worst, so been going round it, de-rust, rust converter, red oxide, sealant on joints.
Also had leaks from the rear sunroof even though the seller "fixed" it and put a new headliner in! New stainless screws all round the sunroof tray and seal the screws in. The sunroof drain pipes were pointing upwards so were creating a U-bend effect too, which caused the rain to pool in the tray. Fingers crossed.
I've had the sill trim off to look at rust, so replaced the plastic fasterners with stainless rivnuts and button head screws.
Jobs on list include siezed front calipers and play in track rod ends, clean underside and seal, shocks are shot, original radio buttons are missing, rubbers on windows, etc, etc.
I'll try to upload a few piccies too:
