My disco would be brilliant at crossing the Sahara as it starts first click at +40 Deg C and the aircon is excellent - in fact in temps of 30 - 35 it is too cold if left on full. If my vehicle was a 1990 with 150k on the clock and a patchy service history id forgive it its faults but for a...

On the testing of shockers - my D1 rides very high (id expect it to with 50k Mls on it) but IMHO rides like crap. On the bounce test when rocked as hard as i can it takes 1 further bounce after i let go to settle, maybe less but its deffo not totally instant - however the ride on rough roads...

EDIT: - First off ive hit Disco 2 - it should be Disco 1 but i dont know how to change it - sorry!! The drivers seat "rubbers" are gone on the underside. Ive repaired it a couple of times with webbing but a) it makes it very solid over big bumps and b) they keep sagging and need re doing...

"Other" I was having hallucinations that it would be the ideal vehicle for the severe winters (-25 and lots of snow) here in Bulgaria. On the face of it my D1 is the perfect vehicle 1999, V8, 2 owners from new IN GIBRALTAR i.e not a speck of rust and only 50k mls, high speck, aircon works...

Thank you! I think at worst then ill have to obtain another fan!

Well im very glad i checked! According to my Vin No. It would fit - however it is deffo an 11 blade fan - so i guess the whole lot has been changed in the past!?!?

I dont know how to put this without sounding arsey - The chanses of me finding someone to supply an electric fan conversion kit in Bulgaria is almost nill. The chanses of it actually working when I find it are even lower - to give you some idea i bought a new 2" fluorescent tube (tube only, not...

HI The fan section of my viscous coupling is only loosely connected to the drive section these day so i thought it time to change it before it detaches completely. I must at this stage point out i live in Bulgaria!! Ive been round all the independents to get a new one and the only one they...

Well been out for a fairly long run in very very heavy rain and there is a DEFINITE improvement in the overall running of the engine - the consumption will have to wait till another day as wading through 2 ft of water (no drains over here!) will not really give me a good comparison to go on.

Well as it looks like no one knows (or ive just asked a question so dumb no one will dignify it with an answer - LOL) ill check the consumption / mixture in a few days and post the results here!

My 3.9 V8 D1 has been running very rich and giving 10 - 11 mpg since i bought it. Ive tried everything short of sticking it into the Land Rover main dealer - i live in Bulgaria and this is considered a BIG NO NO, you might never see it again! - today i noticed that the Ground (-) lead from...

Ill tell you who - people who's mates have got them and get 15 - 20 mpg and they get 10 mpg! Oh and people who live in Bulgaria and have a choice of a) 4 x 4 's previously owned by Bulgarians (ie totally wrecked) or b) freshly imported ones. This gives me a choice of 4x4's approaching one...

Thank you!! NOT that thats broken then........

1999 3.9 V8 Discovery 1 Hi coolant temperature thingy - its on the on on the thermostat housing in the big brass hex with 2 terminals coming out. My literature refers to this as both a temperature sensor AND a temperature switch - the first would imply a variable resistance and the second an...

Ive backed the voltage off on the MAF sensor to 1.45v as it was running a bit rich - is this an acceptable setting?? One source says 1.3v and one 1.7v???

Just had oil change, Oil Filter, new plugs, ht leads - wailting for an air filter but current one does not look bad. Tyres 235 Michelin road tires (at correct psi) - summer, about to get changed for the Dunlop Winter tires (also road) but not yet in propper sub zero temperatures. Max altitude...

Hi No differance when hot and it is a manual not auto. I was expecting circa 15mpg, not a lot of mpg differance but 33%!! Landrover in bulgaria are not to be trusted ive been warned!?!??!!?! So im not keen to take it in unless i really have to..............

Hi 1999 3.9 V8 and im returning 10-11 mpg after checking every sensor and setting! HOWEVER:- I live in the Stranja Mountains in Bulgaria and every day is a winding clime up and down 500m - 1000m of hills. At this time of year its lights on, heater on, wipers on, snow, floods etc - you get...

Hi Sorry if im going over ground already covered by others but i live in Bulgaria and im on a dial up connection so searching is virtually impossible!! I have read however that the voltage signal at the MAF sensor on my disco 1 3.9 should have a reading of 1.3-1.5v but on which wire?? i have...

Brill - thats what i thought, but obviously i did not want to replace a unit that was supposed to allow a a little air to bleed through and therefore ok! Thanks!