Duncansw
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Hi guys,
This week I bought a 3.9 Disco 1 as a bit of a project. Got to admit it's the first Disco I've had, owned plenty of Land Rovers so know a few of the joys I can expect.
Anyway, it drives and the engine sounds and pulls well. The chassis is in good condition (comparatively). She will need a spot of welding here and there but no major drama as yet.
Two issues I do have:
1, When I select diff lock the light that is supposed to come on the dash does not illuminate. I'm not yet sure if this is because there is a problem with the transmission or just the dash light (praying for the latter). Without loading it back onto the trailer, pulling it to a hill and giving it a go is there anyway I could check this? I figure the first port of call would be to treat it as if it was the light that was knackered, sort that out and then see if there really is anything that needs doing.
2, The brake light that is supposed to go off once we've set off does not turn off. Now I know that all the fluids need a top up including brake fluid, if the brake fluid gets a top up and the light is still on, how desperate could this be? Are we talking total brake melt down? Or just a change of pads somewhere? Or maybe bleeding the system?
Any thoughts on either of these would be much appreciated. I am sure neither are major dramas, I just wanted to ask for a second, third or fourth opinion before I start playing with her properly this week.
Cheers,
Duncan
This week I bought a 3.9 Disco 1 as a bit of a project. Got to admit it's the first Disco I've had, owned plenty of Land Rovers so know a few of the joys I can expect.
Anyway, it drives and the engine sounds and pulls well. The chassis is in good condition (comparatively). She will need a spot of welding here and there but no major drama as yet.
Two issues I do have:
1, When I select diff lock the light that is supposed to come on the dash does not illuminate. I'm not yet sure if this is because there is a problem with the transmission or just the dash light (praying for the latter). Without loading it back onto the trailer, pulling it to a hill and giving it a go is there anyway I could check this? I figure the first port of call would be to treat it as if it was the light that was knackered, sort that out and then see if there really is anything that needs doing.
2, The brake light that is supposed to go off once we've set off does not turn off. Now I know that all the fluids need a top up including brake fluid, if the brake fluid gets a top up and the light is still on, how desperate could this be? Are we talking total brake melt down? Or just a change of pads somewhere? Or maybe bleeding the system?
Any thoughts on either of these would be much appreciated. I am sure neither are major dramas, I just wanted to ask for a second, third or fourth opinion before I start playing with her properly this week.
Cheers,
Duncan
