alex101fishing
Member
Hi everyone,
For the first time in my life I am now a Landy owner! I have tinkered with bikes and boats but this will be my first major car project. Little bit about me, I am an ex electronic engineer > moved into technical sales a little while time ago but love getting stuck in.
I am yet to name her but I have just got my hands on a rather tired 1999 Discovery 2 TD5. Body work is great, undercarriage is not bad, came with a snorkel and chunky off road tyres. Engine runs and sounds good. Now for the bad, the things that I know about
Overheating issue (it is not the head gasket it has been checked), sticky locks and a very tried interior.
I have just ordered a Haynes for her, I have found the wiring schematic for the central locking system and the cooling system. I have not delved into this forum yet I imagine there are lots of great schematics and bits of information!
It has recently had a new rad, new cooling hoses, new thermostat, coolant switch and a cap. I have a couple of suspicions but it is early days. The the hoses get warm but the rad stays cold. I have not spent much time looking yet. I am going to start by trying to bleed it one quarter at a time. I noted they have used the red coolant, I think it is meant to be the blue one for the 1999 model right?
Anyway this is me saying hello, looking forward to hopefully getting to know some of you in the coming months!
For the first time in my life I am now a Landy owner! I have tinkered with bikes and boats but this will be my first major car project. Little bit about me, I am an ex electronic engineer > moved into technical sales a little while time ago but love getting stuck in.
I am yet to name her but I have just got my hands on a rather tired 1999 Discovery 2 TD5. Body work is great, undercarriage is not bad, came with a snorkel and chunky off road tyres. Engine runs and sounds good. Now for the bad, the things that I know about
Overheating issue (it is not the head gasket it has been checked), sticky locks and a very tried interior.I have just ordered a Haynes for her, I have found the wiring schematic for the central locking system and the cooling system. I have not delved into this forum yet I imagine there are lots of great schematics and bits of information!
It has recently had a new rad, new cooling hoses, new thermostat, coolant switch and a cap. I have a couple of suspicions but it is early days. The the hoses get warm but the rad stays cold. I have not spent much time looking yet. I am going to start by trying to bleed it one quarter at a time. I noted they have used the red coolant, I think it is meant to be the blue one for the 1999 model right?
Anyway this is me saying hello, looking forward to hopefully getting to know some of you in the coming months!
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