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Sorry to hear you’re in hospital so I appreciate your reply and wish you a speedy recovery. Ok thanks I shall put timing chain and gears on the ever increasing to do list! Yes I checked vac advance when I fitted the new dizzy and all is ok with that. Am I right in thinking base idle is...

I checked the timing last night and watched it.. 90% of the time the marks are spot on aligned but suddenly the pulley mark does seem to jump a couple of degrees above and below the pointer mark, what does this mean? There is no hunting in the revs but periodically there does seem to be a very...

Absolute mystery :( Thanks for your help, will come back if there are any developments!

Yes that’s correct accept it does need cranking hot or cold. The only time it’ll start immediately is when it’s been left stood for a few days or more, or if it’s running and I turn it off and back on again pretty much straight away. Yeah the amp has the relocation kit and is next to the coil...

So this weekend for peace of mind I fitted a new distributor and fuel temp sensor. Timed it and running sweet. I read through that article piston heads article and inspected the stepper, trying what it said. I purchased a new stepper and on comparison to my old one the new one had a lot more...

Brilliant thanks for that I shall have a look through and try it today.

Yes it’s had me pulling my hair out! Well actually the only thing I haven’t bought directly from a parts shop is the idle control valve, but it worked on another vehicle so I’d dismissed it as a potential issue. I shall try a new one and report back

Ok thanks. The only things I can think of left to try are maybe the fuel temperature sensor and the dizzy itself that I’ve heard can potentially cause this kind of issue? I haven’t changed the lamdas but I don’t think they would cause a problem on start up?

I don’t think the 3.9 has one? Unless it’s hidden away somewhere I don’t know about!

Hi thanks for the reply. Last time I checked they where that bronzy colour that they go and were wet so all seemed fine?

Hi all new dude here, hope this finds you all well and you’re not too stressed with Land Rover related problems :) I have a starting issue with a 1996 discovery 1 3.9 v8 auto. I have owned it for coming up to 2 years now and it has had this problem since I bought it, but after so long it failed...