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    How many Miles can i expect ?

    News to me Greg; over a million miles on my 69 CS, the factrory 390 option vs 360 ran 473K then the 414 I build that pushed the truck now at a million thirteen thousand. I've never had a overheating problem the past 41 years even pulling boats up and down the California central valley and over...
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    tranny knocking

    Ouch, when your wishing just a loose TC to flexplate as a quick fix. One must dig deeper into your time and labor, hope you have a tranny jack plus the mounting jig plans that are in a Rover Service Manual. This would make the repair job an easy one. I would check the TC snout to pump body...
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    Ticking Noise Continued

    Check into [email protected] , net or org I forgot. Chris crane gas pictures of Rover cams at 60K miles, they are totally wiped out asa well the lifters. Run a different cam with ZDDP Plus in the oil will keep a flat tapet cam alive. All the lifters i've pulled out of Rovers were shot with...
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    How many Miles can i expect ?

    Wow! I'm totally shocked and speechless by your reply Joey. You know better than this owning and wrenching on one to keep it running. My Limey tennants sons both have Discos, a 96 and 98 claim not a bit of a problem just oil and gas. Well I know the dealership service manager they use as a...
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    High Idle

    I know the 95 and older 3.9 IAC is the same off a GM V6 hell it's a old GM motor. This thru Pick N pulls collection for free or $47 at a parts store. Rover price bend over with lube. Post 95 I do not know if the IAC fits other vehicles, if so look there at Pick N Pulls or their stealers. Even...
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    Brake Switch Bad?

    Nice safety feature a switch known to take a dump, i'm on my 3rd, and for you preventing you from shifting the automatic into park. WTF! I've collected the last few from Pick N Pull and rebuilt them to have spares plus use 1st gear as my parking brake no Park with a 5 speed. I got one ticket...
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    Hot Start Problems

    Sorry I don't come back to this forum more than every 2-3 weeks at a time, too busy on my engine forums, home brewing and welding forums. Leaking injectors, fuel regulator or fuel pump taking a dump, and the OMG Rovers mighty electrical problems. They may have one or two. More like 200 with...
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    cooling system question

    Those damn Roo's cost ya a radiator, hope not much grill damage sorry to hear about this but maybe a good thing. First off congrats on adding a larger capacity radiator one can not have enough reserve radiator capacity. I have a custom built one in my 95 5 speed plus the 4.6 is making more than...
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    DI with E3 spark plugs?

    Mike; "a lot more low end torque" then "but lost my low enf torque" switching from Plus 4 to Fusion, I would like to see dyno numbers before I believe these comments between these plug brand changes. Unless you pulled out worn away way beyond normal mileage plugs with .065" gaps having worn and...
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    Hot Start Problems

    That would be on the right side of the fuel rail for the schraeder valve fitting not the left unless you can reach under the ram tube base and plenum on the left going after the fuel temp sensor. A 15 year 95 D1 owner here, 4.6 no engine part has gone untouched without a mod or improvement...
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    Hot Start Problems

    You should hae a reading from 2.4 to 2.7 bars pressure not the standard of 3 bars or 43.5 PSI. This explains why they use 24# injectors that can feed a 351" Ford or a 260 HP 5.4 litre SOHC truck motor.
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    Hot Start Problems

    That would be on the right side of the fuel rail for the schraeder valve fitting not the left unless you can reach under the ram tube base and plenum on the left going after the fuel temp sensor. 95 D1 owner here, 4.6 no part is stock.
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    power steering fluid flush

    Wow I lube every suspension joint, tie rod, ball joint, driveshaft U joint, drive shaft splines sway bar "dog bones" at every other oil change or 5,000 miles. Fully zerked fittings added when I purchased this used 95 D1. Tie rods stiff as new zero wear grease sacks full. Rare earth magnets...
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    95 disco, no high beams

    This is why I snagged a switch / wiper addembly of the 95 at pick N Pull just in case. My dad called the D1 the "Limey Lemon".
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    Mass Air Flow Sensor

    A friend of mine with a 94 used electrical tuner cleaner he had handy that has a lubricant which stayed behind for lubing the carbon track of pots, this did totally destroy his MASS meters function. Maybe another cleaner may save it. I've been told to use Berryman B12 carb cleaner if the special...
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    Wiper Problem

    On the delayed wipe I had my wiper stop in the middle of the windshield until I hit the wiper lever again. All it was was the contact points not staying closed running off the cam in the wiper motor gerarbox. A common failure item and an easy fix. Spare wiper motors and switches from Pick N...
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    Authorized Service Centers

    You don't have your location posted for a repair facility in your area to look into. West Cost British in Livermoer California with Mike Green an 'ex Rover trained mechanic not only does off road adventures as well stock to full race engine builds is one sharp and honest person. He hates to...
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    Hot Start Problems

    That stepper motor is the same damn thing as on the Camaro V6, i've collected many from Pick N Pulls. Even your parts stores have them for around $47. Did you give it a short blast with carb cleaner, have it wired in but not installed then turn on the ignition and bump the starter, you'll see...
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    D2 Power

    Yeah right the War Department would kill me if I even mentioned another Rover purchase in this household. I would rather stuff the 928 Porsche engine I have in storage and strip the weight off the Rover, convert to two wheel drive if I wanted to have some real street fun. My friend in Va...
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    coil pack

    I just got back from the wrecking yard was told another Rover came in. They were charging $15 each coil if I wanted one. The other yard those I tossed inside the vehicle they were gone. Seems others have this problem it must be common. I would take a meter and read them if I needed a...
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    Mass Air Flow Sensor

    For $22.50 I gambled on a couple MASS meters from Pick N Pull, one did have a failure off a 94, the 95 unit was good. Went back a week later and went thru the Vin numbers on line and found out it had failed the smog test and marked as a gross polluter and I bet only a MASS meter failure could...
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    Mass Air Flow Sensor

    Sorry Mike I wasn't keeping on the straight track like the Rover Techs think, replace as a unit until finally a part fixes the problem then the owner just pays the big repair bill. This was why one 'ex Rover trained mechanic I know went off and opened his own Rover repair business. He does off...
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    D2 Power

    Yup laughing so hard one of my LR3 friends wanted a direct swap for my D1. I'm down to two LR3 owners, the third was rolled on the steet and totalled. I drove two of them, they sure added some pork to them, not impressed might as well go for 3 tons empty weight. When looking at a D1 years ago...
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    coil pack

    Wow those coil pack prices as I just tossed inside the Pick N Pull donors three sets off three different 96 and 97 Discos I ripped apart I was after the heads only. One place I could of had two sets of coil packs for free knowing the Pick N Pull person as a friend but had no use for them. From...
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    D2 Power

    Go to a 4.6 engine with a RPI Tornado chip plus a RP4 cam roller timing chain and gears. Add a cold air intake then let it breathe all the way back to the tailpipe. This first with port matching those ugly stock head ports to intake and exhaust plus porting the cast iron exhaust unless you can...

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