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Thanks guys its gave me a few things to think of now im definitely going to put my old dizzy and coil on Cause I know it ran ok on 8deg adv .ill give the uprated one the boot . Oh its a 3.9 hot wire system its a 1998 and I did a compression test before I did a rebuild and they was all very...

Hi classic key thats not my photo lol. Mine is a efi . I have managed to get runing and use it without ringing the rac lol. I found out after a lott of fiddling it was the uprated coil and dizzy from power spark so I got it replaced and now it runs all be it on nearly 16deg advance . But...

Hi guys sos took awhile to get back . I finally found the power spark distributor was faulty yet again . Now I have a replacement on shes running sort of ok . Starts after about 3 turns over of engine and goes like stink but when warm it hates starting so I might put my old distributor back on...

After more fidling I got power to coil but still no spark .rhink may have a faulty power spark distributor. Gona put old one with points on and see wht happens .hopefully it will start and drive

Hi as from my last post i had a look into the wiring again and found that I have power to the wires to coil when they are disconnected from coil reads around 11v. when I re connect them to the coil I have no reading and the wires that go to coil are black single and white n blue going to two...

Got a v8 3.9 which aint starting recent rebuild and was running fine until it decided not to start. I have no voltage to coil ive lokked at the spider system and it's already bypassed . Turn the key and the fuel pump primes up . Its running a power spark distributor and the amplifier for...

Ive got a 3.9 v8 which has just had engine rebuild and was running great ish untill other day when it didnt want to start . It turns iver but no spark or power at coil . :confused:I thaught it was the immobiliser but after taking the dash apart I found it had been bypassed already . The two...

Tryed to get my v8 going yet again . Still wont run

thanks for info , im running a power spark dizy and coil so the amp has long gone as with the points lol , so it cant be any thing to do with the alarm then, been running fine till other day now im just stumpped

hi ive got disco 1 3.9 v8 1998, which refuses to start , it was running ok ish but now it turns over but no spark , I checked the voltage on the coil and its dead no power at all , been looking on google and found out about the dredded spider system behind dash and bypass it so took the panel...

hi its been a while since I was last on with my series now I got a disco v8 and regretting it lol. done lots of looking on google but need expert advice pls . prob is not starting it was running before it turns over ,,i have no power to coil thought it was the spider system, after taking control...

:)thanks sounds not to bad i thaught the engine was gona have to come out. or at least the bottom of the engine is the seal acsessable if i remove the fly wheel

help massive problem,i managed to get the gearbox off today to hopfully change the clutch but on closer inspection i found the clutch and everything else was covered in oil :( it dont look like its from the gearbox so its got to be from engine , pls any ideas or has some one had this happen...

i had a feeling some one was going to say that about britpart lol prehaps cheap is not the right way to go. i have got all the floors out and the seat box only problem is i havent the room for a crane so its gona have to be brute force and some red bull

welcome mine is a ser 3 1973 started as a weekend project 12mths ago and im still working on her lol cant wait to get on road

Discovery v8 dream car but regretting it

i been restoring my landy for about 12 mths, im neely finished when i realised the clutch is knackred:mad:,i just ordered a kit from paddocks :) it comes with the thrust bearing which in mine makes a right rackett, what i would like to know is, are britpart clutches any good and has any one got...

hi had problem with oil from hand brake so today i stripped down the drum etcc replaced the oil seal behind the hand brake back plate and new gaskit onthe oil catcher and the felt washer, all good put back together (not fun upside down lol) re filled with oil and now the leak is back:mad: its...

hi rus thanks ill have a look at them , just trying to figure out how to use this and ask questions lol and i have a few to ask. adrian

hi just joined today based in birmingham , got to get useto this its all new