Apart from being "an old girl", ( they're all old by now), what engine, V8 or Tdi ?

As you say, maybe cured your problem, but, if the clunk on braking comes back again check the bushing bolts holding the front axle radius arms to the diff, my old RRC years ago developed a "clunk" when the brake was applied, it turned out to be play between those bolts and bushes, my mate also...

Wading plug hole only works for timing with manual transmission, as far as I know but could be proved wrong. Can I suggest, if you remove the rocker cover and slowly rotate the engine in the correct direction, (clockwise looking from the front), until you see the two rocker arms for cylinder #1...

Half a world away, but bought mine on eBay sight unseen 8 year ago, it had a broken clutch release arm, so not very drivable but I drove it anyway, 1800klms back home from Brisbane... interesting. To be honest it's been a great reliable vehicle after fixing the clutch, it has no rust because it...

Anyone thought of a delaminating turbo hose, blocking off and starving the engine of air, white smoke can be unburned diesel. @Tomperks needs to get his Disco out of that "opportunistic" workshop who's going to bleed him dry faffing about the edges. Things like IPs and fuel system issues don't...

Welcome, just taking my first look at "Looney Zone" for the week, been rather busy, but I see your question regarding REVS check. The Register of Encumbered Vehicles is a check that tells you the person selling the vehicle you are going to buy actually owns that vehicle and the vehicle is not...

I think if they're fitted as they are meant to be they are fine, it's just that some of the windscreen fitters I've had dealings with can't be bothered to do the fitting correctly and they hate the way that surround rubber fits so it's just bodge it and get it out of the shop. That's why I'm...

Many bonded Disco 1 screens that are not original fit or have been badly fitted leak and over time the windscreen frame rots out in the corners, so no matter how well they're fitted the water leaks in through rust holes into the cabin. The stupid design rubber surround bit that is super...

Yep, I had a feeling the problem was down to a duff mechanic.

Not quite correct, the rubber donut type has a central guide bush in the diff end of the driveshaft/prop shaft and a ball ended guide pin into the diff mounted three legged flange on the diff, so what will normally happen if the donut fails is the driveshaft/propshaft will stay on centre with...

Sounds like a uni needle bearing cup has lost it's retaining circlip and the trunnion, cross piece has popped out. If you're lucky just a bit of clean up of flange bearing cup bores and a uni joint kit will fix it.

Yeh! What is it about "projects" and all the languishing about on a driveway or up the backyard. My "boss lady" got sick of that crud in the first 25 years of wedded bliss and made some rules about "stuff" coming into our property, I'm so thankful, b'cause now in my 70th year I have no...

Sorry, I made an assumption that you made a Tdi assumption, V8's have a few problems but so far as I know bending push rods is not common. I think @DiscoTime may have a timing problem, be it valve, spark, injection, a few simple and logical checks should fix it. Not sure about aftermarket cams...

It's a 4 litre V8, so the man says. Welcome to "The Zone" You may be able to do a quick check on the valve timing, remove plug number 1, turn the engine over by hand until the TDC mark on the crank is aligned with the check mark on the timing case, (confirm TDC with small rod down the through...

Yep could be Uni's, for sure.

Yes, over this way a good rust free D1 is becoming something of value, my mate just picked up another "spare parts" Disco a week ago for "take it away please" price, lots of good parts but plenty of rust. I'm keeping my rust free '98 until I die, I love it... Warts and all!

F'Kinn 'ell mate, you deserve an award for perseverance. We've got three spare parts wrecks here in my mates paddock and none of them have rust as bad as that, there'll be more patches than original metal.

One of the many reasons I'm keeping my D1.

The temp gauge will have an immersion type sender somewhere high up in a cylinder head or the thermostat housing, the fact that the gauge dropped right down each time says that the sender is no longer "immersed" in coolant, from that we can deduce there is a lack of coolant circulating...