Help me pick a D1

[hks3sgte]

" Just got mu first D1! "

Not to be followed by a "D1 For Sale" thread, right?

[KarmannMarco]

Not to be followed by a "D1 For Sale" thread, right?

haha. Sure hope not.
I used to own a couple rotary powered cars and I'm currently into aircooled Karmann Ghias. I just sold my "tempermental until i got it running good" BMW 635CSi and i work at a classic Italian car restoration shop..... so turning wrenches on less then reliable machines is something I'm used to. The rover does not scare me. I just want to start out with the best possible truck for the money.

[redneck44]

haha. I just want to start out with the best possible truck for the money.

Some times you just have to scratch that itch..............
....but why would you want a Disco, when you have so many better, cheaper and more reliable trucks to play with.

I'm currently cutting up my old D1 due to the terminal rot and tired mechanicals not to mention the woeful electrics.
I got it cheap and it's cost me plenty ever since, in time and money.

Over here in the U.K. discos are the poor relative to the defenders, just a little more comfortable.

[ColoDisco]

First let me welcome a soon to be coloradoan!

I would definitely stick with #1, sounds like a fuel pump. Pretty easy fix, and you will know you are good to go!
I know I have a 95 but here is a list of everything I have done since buying and wheeling it:


THE LIST (since January 2009):
Added rear brake pad securing pins (yes they were missing)
Replaced left rear inner axle seal
Repacked both rear wheel bearings
Replaced right rear window regulator
Replaced windshield twice (get the windshield coverage on insurance)
Replaced the head gaskets
Replaced the battery
Replaced the alternator twice
Replaced the spark plug wires twice
Replaced the spark plugs twice
Replaced the distributor cap twice
Replaced the distributor rotor twice
Replaced the air filter
Replaced the fuel filter
Replaced the cam, tappets and timing chain
Replaced the serpentine belt twice
Replaced the water pump
Replaced both front wheel bearings
Replaced high pressure power steering line (blew on the trail)
Replaced the kickdown cable
Performed fluid and filter change on the transmission twice
Replaced differential oil on all 3 differentials twice
Replaced 3rd member due to a rotoflex conversion I botched
Added 2" Terra Firma big bore expedition lift (more like 5")
Added Terra Firma steering damper
Replaced front driveshaft with double cardan shaft due to lift
Added 31" BF Goodrich MT KM2 (get the warranty from discount tire)
Replaced all my front tie rod and steering ends
Replaced exhaust y pipe gaskets
Added 67" trail gear rock sliders (you will want rock sliders)
Added heavy duty Ram Xmount for iPad navigation
Removed, stripped and painted roof rack
Added CVT roof top tent and awning
Added 60" Hi lift Jack
Added 2 Hella 550 driving lights
Added ARB tire repair kit
Added staun tire deflators (not impressed, hard to dial in)
Added Bonaire high volume pump
Added hi lift winch kit*
Added CB with 5' fire stick
Replaced digital clock

Despite all that I still love her, She has never left me stranded on the trail. At a gas station once (new alternator fried but covered under warranty).

As she sits today:

[Colin Hughes]

Brad, that's all just preventive maintenance never had to replace the vacuum advance? On my 95 it went twice, both times I discovered it was toast while on a tough trail, not great happening there. Truck ones issue could be just a faulty plug too. I remember a customer forcing us to replace his fuel pump when it was just the connector at the rear drivers side tire that had become corroded. Kept his pump as a spare because we knew there was nothing wrong with it.
My old 95 started life as a five speed and when 5th exploded, with an almost new zf in the shop, it became an automatic. The most interesting thing was we left the ecu and trans ecu alone, those for the 5 speed and the truck got very good mileage, better than the other autos.
After a p38 and d2, I'm back to a 97 d1 diesel and loving it. Whatever you decide, you will enjoy it.

[Mack73]

Over here in the U.K. discos are the poor relative to the defenders, just a little more comfortable.

If Land Rover imported 110's for more than 1 year, and 90's for more than 3 years, and if you could buy one of these for less than $20,000 - then yes, most of us would be in Defenders. Lots of if's there Welcome to the US.

Disco's and RRC's are the cheap ones over here

[KarmannMarco]

First let me welcome a soon to be coloradoan!

I would definitely stick with #1, sounds like a fuel pump. Pretty easy fix, and you will know you are good to go!
I know I have a 95 but here is a list of everything I have done since buying and wheeling it:


THE LIST (since January 2009):
Added rear brake pad securing pins (yes they were missing)
Replaced left rear inner axle seal
Repacked both rear wheel bearings
Replaced right rear window regulator
Replaced windshield twice (get the windshield coverage on insurance)
Replaced the head gaskets
Replaced the battery
Replaced the alternator twice
Replaced the spark plug wires twice
Replaced the spark plugs twice
Replaced the distributor cap twice
Replaced the distributor rotor twice
Replaced the air filter
Replaced the fuel filter
Replaced the cam, tappets and timing chain
Replaced the serpentine belt twice
Replaced the water pump
Replaced both front wheel bearings
Replaced high pressure power steering line (blew on the trail)
Replaced the kickdown cable
Performed fluid and filter change on the transmission twice
Replaced differential oil on all 3 differentials twice
Replaced 3rd member due to a rotoflex conversion I botched
Added 2" Terra Firma big bore expedition lift (more like 5")
Added Terra Firma steering damper
Replaced front driveshaft with double cardan shaft due to lift
Added 31" BF Goodrich MT KM2 (get the warranty from discount tire)
Replaced all my front tie rod and steering ends
Replaced exhaust y pipe gaskets
Added 67" trail gear rock sliders (you will want rock sliders)
Added heavy duty Ram Xmount for iPad navigation
Removed, stripped and painted roof rack
Added CVT roof top tent and awning
Added 60" Hi lift Jack
Added 2 Hella 550 driving lights
Added ARB tire repair kit
Added staun tire deflators (not impressed, hard to dial in)
Added Bonaire high volume pump
Added hi lift winch kit*
Added CB with 5' fire stick
Replaced digital clock

Despite all that I still love her, She has never left me stranded on the trail. At a gas station once (new alternator fried but covered under warranty).

Thank you for the warm welcome! We fell in love with CO when we took our first family trip a few months ago. I'm also originally from Norther Italy at the base of the Alps and the inner Rockies are look very much like the Alps so nostalgia trumps! Also helps I work from a computer 90% of my day so I can live pretty much anywere that has internet. We can hardly wait

You have a very impressive rig! Your list of preventative maintenance and modifications is quite long but I can see myself having one of my own in a couple of years as well.


Update: Truck #1 is running good again after changing out the fuel filter! I asked the owner to drive and monitor the truck for a day or two and possibly this Friday I will go pick it up!

Thanks everyone!

[oryxexpeditions]

Update: Truck #1 is running good again after changing out the fuel filter! I asked the owner to drive and monitor the truck for a day or two and possibly this Friday I will go pick it up!

Thanks everyone!

It could still be the fuel pump. Both times I've had a fuel pump go on Disco's it was intermittent. It would work for a few days or a week, then cut out. Start again and then cut out a few days later. It would get a little worse as time went by. Also, as the fuel pump goes, it overloads and melts the contacts in the fuel pump wiring harness, which causes a loose connection causing it to cut out or stumble, even after fitting a new fuel pump. This has to be replaced with a new pump as well. Even if it was just the filter, if it was that clogged enough to stop the truck, then that could have weakened the fuel pump as well, because it has had to work harder with the clogged filter.

I agree, this truck sounds the best though. . .

David

[colvere]

D1, exhaust leak probably at manifold to down pipe, gasket and replace studs easy fix

[colvere]

Very nice white disco It is what I hope my 99 D1 will be when through. I Think if I drove it eveyday it would get done faster.