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    Range Rover Classic 1990 Upper Tailgate Light Switch

    Hahaha, that made me chuckle. I certainly remember to close the aluminium top tailgate required a firm push on the centre handle and an equally firm hand on the bottom right corner, glad I don't have to do that any more.
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    V8 disco 1 has no spark

    Wow, handbags at dawn! The ignition system on these things is not complex. The common culprits for no spark seem to have been discounted. Because there is fuel it can't be the ignition amplifier. Because it runs it isn't distributor, rotor arm. leads, plugs or reluctor air gap. AFAIK the coil...
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    Differences between 2.7 tdv6 EU3 and EU4

    I believe the EGR valves are different as is the emissions control. Pre 7A vin EGR's can be blanked without a software patch but after that vin, you need the patch.
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    Classic 1995 Range Rover County Classic 3.9 V8 - Idles but stalls out when in Drive or Reverse

    Mmmmmm....... intriguing. If you didn't sort this yet, try checking out the bits that make up the idle controls. So, after making sure you don't have any inlet leaks check the ignition timing as already advised but also check the vac advance is working properly. Stepper (idle control valve or...
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    Blimey, talk about thread revival, there is almost a pulse! Nice to hear you are still doing stuff Jai. TDCIST, I remember THAT recovery - t'was certainly some sort of mission. The thought of some sort of get together sounds great. Given enough notice I think I could probably arrange to venture...
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    Range Classic 1990 V8 Brake Light On

    I think Datatek is right. I had this a good few years ago now. New accumulator sorted it. If you've never done a full bleed on the brakes proceed with caution. You absolutely must follow the workshop manual, there are no shortcuts and if there is a lot of air in the booster, accumulator and pump...
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    1995 Disco 1 3.9 Injection cut-off / Hesitation

    FWIW I would have a close look at the O2 sensors. You mention Rovergauge, have a look at the fuel trims. The thing is you are saying it gets all out of shape when it gets up to temperature. A 1995 car should have lambda probes but the ECU ignores them during warm up. Once warm the ecu looks at...
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    Discovery 1 3.9v8

    +1 on Vac advance on the distributor. Check the base voltage on the throttle pot. This needs to be right so the ECU switches on idle stabilisation. If the voltage is too high the ecu won't correct the idle speed. HTH
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    3.9efi started to back fire after engine service

    FWIW I would say your throttle pot value is a little high. Try backing it off a little so the base value is say 0.27v - 0.30v, check resistance and scaling just to be happy. What value is your CO trim? The remapped ECU might also be associated with slightly richer mixture. I vaguely remember...
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Rear lower wishbones

    Hi Gary, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do the lower arms yourself. The back section of the exhaust is suspended on 3 rubbers, so just pry them off and let the exhaust drop, you might need to use a bungee cord or something to help support it but you only need to drop it enough to give...
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Rear lower wishbones

    Had a quick look see, rear lower arm bolts are not too bad but you will need to drop the back section of the exhaust to get access to the rear bolts. The front bolts should be no problem. Have taken some pics.
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Rear lower wishbones

    No worries Gary. If I get time later I'll put the disco on the ramp and see if I can get the windy gun on the lower arm bolts.
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Rear lower wishbones

    Gary, I did the rear upper arms on mine if you look on the other forum in my long thread I did write up about the trials and tribulations of swapping out the arms (go to page 3 in said thread). The biggest issue is whether or not the bolts holding the arms are seized. If they are it is an...
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    Fitting Kent H200 cam to 3.5 on carbs

    I put an H180 in my 3.9 a while back. I did a thread about it https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/time-for-surgery.296902/ Hopefully that will cover what you need. I know yours is not efi but the mechanics of it are basically the same. After you swap the cam, you will need to play with...
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    3.9 Help needed

    An iffy sender is possible, the best way to check would be to get an oil pressure test gauge with the right adapter to screw in to the oil pressure switch port. A mechanical gauge should be the most reliable indicator. The workshop manual sets out the following: Disconnect battery, remove oil...
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