BillyDisco1
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Hi all,
My first post here, I am the proud owner of a slightly rusty two tone Red and Grey Disco 1 with Discovery 150 running along the side of it as of about 4 days ago.
What I am looking for is advice on how to solve some issues with the car.
First issue is that the car takes a while to start, it turns over great will take about 10 seconds to catch twice and then starts and idles at 600-700rpm and sounds beautiful. The car had been sitting for approximately 8-10 years, and I have started it everyday sometimes multiple times a day since receiving it 4 days ago. When I looked at it 5 days ago the car had large plooms of black/grey smoke, this has now all but gone with just a light white smoke when running I believe due to me needing a new exhaust as the current one is rusted out. Any ideas what would be causing the long start?
Second issue is central locking with the key, both keys will lock the car but unlocking does not work, you need to put the key in the door to unlock it. When I do unlock the car with the key in the door it only unlocks 3 of the 4 doors (passenger door unlocks as in the lock is up but the door needs to be unlocked with the key to allow you to open the door), this could be an issue due to it sitting and it needs to be used more, anyone any ideas?
Third issue is chassis rust, can I get any welder to repair it? There is some large holes in the rear but for the most part the chassis is solid. There is a hole at the bottom of the B pillar on the drivers side, I can get this part online I have seen. There is rust on the rear right sky light. A hole into the bodywork just below the bottom left corner of the window. I will be getting all new seals for the windows and doors so I will expect to uncover more around this window especially. The lip on the roof has some surface rust which I expect to just grind off and put a coat of rust protector and then paint. Inside the rear driver side door there is rust on the arch. The boot door when you open it has some significant rust in one section on the lip in front of the door, is there a part online which I can buy and weld for this area? Would anyone have an approximation on how much in total I'm looking at for welding alone?
Fourth issue is I also had an issue once (out of about 10 times, has not happened in 8 tries) when turning it off where I turned the car off and removed the key but the engine stayed running, thankfully being a manual you can just stall it and it'll turn off but what is causing this and how do I fix it permanently?
Fifth issue is that I can lower all the windows using the console controls, but the rear buttons on the doors don't work, what do I need to do?
Also how do I know if my car has ABS or doesn't have ABS I need to know so I don't order the wrong brake lines as mine are rotted on one side.
Throughout my restoration of this Disco I will upload some photos and other issues as I encounter them.
If someone would be so kind as to give me a hand with some information regarding my Disco's issues it would be very much appreciated.
All the best,
Billy
My first post here, I am the proud owner of a slightly rusty two tone Red and Grey Disco 1 with Discovery 150 running along the side of it as of about 4 days ago.
What I am looking for is advice on how to solve some issues with the car.
First issue is that the car takes a while to start, it turns over great will take about 10 seconds to catch twice and then starts and idles at 600-700rpm and sounds beautiful. The car had been sitting for approximately 8-10 years, and I have started it everyday sometimes multiple times a day since receiving it 4 days ago. When I looked at it 5 days ago the car had large plooms of black/grey smoke, this has now all but gone with just a light white smoke when running I believe due to me needing a new exhaust as the current one is rusted out. Any ideas what would be causing the long start?
Second issue is central locking with the key, both keys will lock the car but unlocking does not work, you need to put the key in the door to unlock it. When I do unlock the car with the key in the door it only unlocks 3 of the 4 doors (passenger door unlocks as in the lock is up but the door needs to be unlocked with the key to allow you to open the door), this could be an issue due to it sitting and it needs to be used more, anyone any ideas?
Third issue is chassis rust, can I get any welder to repair it? There is some large holes in the rear but for the most part the chassis is solid. There is a hole at the bottom of the B pillar on the drivers side, I can get this part online I have seen. There is rust on the rear right sky light. A hole into the bodywork just below the bottom left corner of the window. I will be getting all new seals for the windows and doors so I will expect to uncover more around this window especially. The lip on the roof has some surface rust which I expect to just grind off and put a coat of rust protector and then paint. Inside the rear driver side door there is rust on the arch. The boot door when you open it has some significant rust in one section on the lip in front of the door, is there a part online which I can buy and weld for this area? Would anyone have an approximation on how much in total I'm looking at for welding alone?
Fourth issue is I also had an issue once (out of about 10 times, has not happened in 8 tries) when turning it off where I turned the car off and removed the key but the engine stayed running, thankfully being a manual you can just stall it and it'll turn off but what is causing this and how do I fix it permanently?
Fifth issue is that I can lower all the windows using the console controls, but the rear buttons on the doors don't work, what do I need to do?
Also how do I know if my car has ABS or doesn't have ABS I need to know so I don't order the wrong brake lines as mine are rotted on one side.
Throughout my restoration of this Disco I will upload some photos and other issues as I encounter them.
If someone would be so kind as to give me a hand with some information regarding my Disco's issues it would be very much appreciated.
All the best,
Billy
