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I would appreciate your thoughts – I am rebuilding the cylinder heads on a 3.5 v8, carb version, from a Discovery 1 which has 75,000 miles on the clock which I believe to be genuine. I am going to re-grind the valves which all look good and no play in the valve guides. Question - is it necessary...

I posted previously about my Discovery 1V8, carb model, losing coolant and the difficulty of finding the problem. In a previous post I mentioned noticing that one of the cylinders had exceptionally clean spark plug compared to the others which were all sooted up. This has led me to remove the...

I posted earlier about the suspected head gasket leak with coolant getting into two of the cylinders as the spark plugs in those two were washed clean as opposed to the other cylinders which are sooty. So I have gone through the process today removing the right hand cylinder head (it’s a V8...

I have a D1 on carbs which has been losing coolant water and I can’t work it out! There are no obvious leaks anywhere and as it is not a regular use vehicle it’s hard to determine how much coolant is going though I am guessing around quarter to half a litre on a 50 to 60 mile trip. There are no...

I have a D1 on carbs which has been losing coolant water and I can’t work it out! There are no obvious leaks anywhere and as it is not a regular use vehicle it’s hard to determine how much coolant is going, though I am guessing around quarter to half a litre on a 50 to 60 mile trip. There are...

I’m still trying to finally confirm with the choke control should be on a 1990 V8 with SU carburettors – someone kindly suggested it should be mounted on left of the upper steering column shroud but is there anybody running a V8 that can finally confirm this before I try and look for the part...

Can someone with an early Discovery 1 V8 tell me what the choke control should look like? Picture below shows choke knob exiting from dashboard, it looks to me like there was originally a plate or something like it behind it as it looks like there's an impression of something oblong having been...

I'm trying to get a wash/wipe stalk switch for my D1and I found out that the same switch is in early RR classics, only they are also difficult to find. However, Land Rover Treasure Shop Cyprus has them NOS, but I have never used them before and in these days of scams are they legit?? Anyone used...

Can somebody help me understand where all this stuff is!! Washers not working so I'm looking to locate the relay which I believe is behind the panel on the passenger side – but which one is it? Also all the other items on the diagram below FW 7 through FW 14 of these all in one unit or...

I'm about to try and adjust the mixture on my 3.5 V8 with SU's and seem to recall from a Morgan running the same engine that is not as simple as the carb of the left feeds the left bank and the carb on the right on the right feeds the right, there is a crossover. I seem to recall that each carb...

The brake pad wear warning light on my Discovery 1 flickers when the handbrake is applied, ignition on, never goes to a solid light. This is the only time the brake pad warning light comes on, all of the brake pads are fine. Someone suggested it might be a bad earth, or possibly a partial...

I’m in the process of refurbishing the front brake callipers on a Discovery I, they are in a pretty poor state with two of the pistons almost impossible to get out. Looking at the LR manual and a couple of online videos it is stressed that the two halves of the calliper should not be separated...

Tomorrow, hopefully, I will be attempting to get the swivel ball away from the axle on the D1, no doubt with quite a bit of swearing and cursing! I am sure this is common to Discovery, Defender and probably Series but I didn’t know till today that one of the seven bolts, dowels as the Land...

Looking for some wise advice! I have a swivel oil seal leak on Discovery 1 which needs fixing. I have looked at the alternative to removing the swivel such as cutting the seal and fitting it to the swivel housing that way but it doesn't seem recommended. So the only alternative is to separate...

Finally remove the complete dashboard, consoles etc to reveal the heater unit, remove from vehicle and, with much effort, separate the two halves to release the heater fan. It is completely fried and as this is an early Discovery. 1990, not quite so easy to identify best replacement. The...

Hi all, I know this question would have been asked a number of times but I can't seem to find the right answer on the forums, at least not for an early vehicle like mine. I recently acquired a 1990 Discovery 1V8 and the heater blower isn't working. I have checked the fuses & relay and power is...

A few days ago I posted about my heater control panel split in two and one side split asking about methods to repair or replace. I had a few good responses, so thank you for those, including a link to buying second hand one from eBay. I was about to go for that but then thought about repair and...

So I knew the heater control panel in the Discovery 1 I bought was cracked, but I didn't know it was actually in two pieces till I removed it today! I have had a quick look to see if I can find a replacement with no luck – if you or you know someone who has one I would be very grateful...

I would much appreciate some advice having recently purchased a Disco1 3.5 on carburetors. Firstly, the fuel pump appears to run continuously when the ignition is on and doesn't shut off and some pumps do when pressure is reached. Is this normal? I seem to recall that it might be but some...

Hi all, apologies if this has already been discussed many times but I can't seem to find anything. After some search I found a 1990 V8 Discovery 1 and it is coming with only one key. Looking on the net at what to do to find a second one there is confusing information about having to program a...