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  1. Sergei

    How to take off ram housing (thingy with trumpets under plenum cover)

    So, according to manual it held in place by 6 bolts. However even without them it feels like welded in place :( Can anyone share experience on getting it off? I am stuck here with leaking injector tops b/c i cant align bloody fuel rail nicely without taking that ram housing off :(
  2. Sergei

    Upgraded site: tidbits

    Sam - thanks for porting old stuff back! Now all whats left is to hook up front page links properly :)
  3. Sergei

    Removing plastic side sills thingies on D1

    Ok. So i am about to start putting sliders on. How the heck one can remove those plastic rivets or whatever they are? I tried to pry one out and it exploded in bits. Any pointers?
  4. Sergei

    [FAQ] Power/mileage/tune-up mods

    I am moving this FAQ to me page. Carl here will write new one, with cool street mods and stuff. Good luck Carl :)
  5. Sergei

    Muffler parameters

    Ok. I am giving up. As i dont have original middle muffler thing anymore - i cant measure it :( Can someone please help me out - i know that tube size is 2.25" (and from 96 its 2.5). Looks like inlet is centered and outlet is offset and thickness is about 5-6"? What about width? I am...
  6. Sergei

    Oct 2-3, 9-10th trips offering :)

    Ok. I am sitting here all grumpied up - weather is too nice and i stuck with finishing up two projects and no end is ahead. So i am starting to invent things :) Oct 2-3: (Colorado, Silveron/Buena Vista : Medium + Easy trails) Iterniary #1: Oct2: Meet up at cofee house (one right next...
  7. Sergei

    Sway Bars -- Remove?

    Mike, on same note about wheeling in Disco - do you still have sway bars intact? Or you removed those? Any issues with dislocating springs, if you did?
  8. Sergei

    Fuel tank skid plate

    Well i been crawling around truck yesterday and its again hit me how unprotected fuel tank is from any harm. I know that piece of metal, something like 48"x32" will do nice skid, but i dont have any :) So question to all - anyone here knows place where i can get metal sheets for less than...
  9. Sergei

    About oil filter: reading material

    Here is nice reading. http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html Its a bit biased of course, but hey, who wouldnt, after getting bits of filter inside engine..
  10. Sergei

    Fuel pump : replace/rebuild

    This is for those who are interested in getting FP replaced. I guess i should send it to Sam or Andy as tech article , but what the heck. Pre-history: I been experiencing awkward stalling from time to time, while running trails in mountains of Colorado. New LR fuel pump assembly did solve...
  11. Sergei

    The horror, the madness! (T-case project)

    Well. I just been informed that my project transfer case (LT230Q, as its from 97th Disco) is being dropped for shipping. I am planning to use this as training before taking my own (from 94 Disco) apart and torturing myself to death. I'll try to put together somewhat like journal of...
  12. Sergei

    Borg Warner ignition wires

    Anyone here using those on Disco? 8mm kind? If so - which kit you got (p#)? Or shall i be lab rat for that? I feel funny about me magnecor ones after slicing one wide open and checking insides. And measuring resistance.
  13. Sergei

    JKS Disconnects

    I am pondering on idea of getting front sway bar completely off and replacing it with JSK quicker disconnects. That will eliminate underbelly bar that is wayyyyy too close to front driveshaft and plus will give me quick disconnects for offroading. "Quicker disconnects" are adjustable in...
  14. Sergei

    Exhaust wraps

    So i am been sitting this morning, no will to do any work, browsing sites and started to ponder idea of putting some heat wraps on exhaust manifold and downpipe. I know that cloth ones may be bad b/c they will allow mosture to sit there and thus increase rusting. But stil.. :) Anyone got...
  15. Sergei

    Fuel pressure regulator - air valve

    Can someone with 94/95 and original 3.9L engine please please check this for me. Where does air valve/hoose that goes off the back of fuel pressure regulator (thingy at the rear right side of plenum, near throttle linkage) getting connected to? Rear thin nipple on right rocker cover (one that...
  16. Sergei

    Relay/switch for alternator-battery feed

    So i got my Rover today out to show friends some mountains. Had to bolt on old alternator. So two things happened - first CDL was hard to engage - its light been flickering like flickery thing, and then it died at the top of pass, which i expected. I peformed my magical dance with few VERY...
  17. Sergei

    How to: replace pulley bearing

    So its pulley bearing going out. Definetly :) Can someone (please? pretty please?) share on how to replace bloody thing? I dont want to tear everything down to ground, finding it in experimental way, just for once :) Thanks in advance! Disco1, 1994, 136K+ miles
  18. Sergei

    Hmm.. Oil pump?

    Well this morning i been standing next to engine, and trying to get down to what causing this new annoying noise. And it looks like oil pump. Or whatever sits on left side of alternator :) At least thats what old "metal rod in the ear" test tends to show. I dont see any apparent reason...
  19. Sergei

    It never ends, is it...

    And of course to top this day - i am now getting new lovely noise at idling (or at least at slow speed when letting pedal go and slowing down). Sounds like some bearing went south all the sudden. But its not whining, like you would think, its more like what them old matrix printer sounds :)...
  20. Sergei

    OBDII Converters thread same as OBDI?

    Hi yall.. Well i am utterly sick of trying to spot cheap OBDI converters for me '94. So i figured that it may be possible to just fit upstream only and plug downstream one with some bolt. But question is - can anyone confirm that thread is same on them? Or shall i go route of nastiness and...
  21. Sergei

    MAF Sensor : D1 (94) : no CE light?!

    Ok, so i am been playing with prototype for snorkel, and ran truck with hole assembly hooked up to see how suction goes for air. And RPMs were somewhere slighly under 1000 after cold start. I been extending/shortening line - no change. Then i finally shut truck down and only then realized...
  22. Sergei

    Worthy reading on performance mods

    This is extraction from d-90.com of things that arent existant anymore in original source. All below belongs to Jim Allen. Jim Allen http://www.fourwheeler.com/techline/lrover/index.html. ON K&N FILTERS: Item 1) I have several test (the sources of which I posted yesterday) that puts...
  23. Sergei

    Making Snorkel

    Well, after much playing with underhood air intake i am still unhappy - wanna more fresh and coldish air :) So i am planning to embark on journey of making snorkel (buying it would be far too logical) - anyone care to share experience? So far i managed to find only one home made snorkel and...
  24. Sergei

    Coolant temperature sensor - where?

    Ok , i cant find me RaveCD (house is a totall mess after visitors), and i cant find any good picture online.. Can someone tell me where coolant temperature sensor sits on 94-95 D1? Please? Pretty please?
  25. Sergei

    Alpine Loop (Colorado)

    For those who isnt very familiar with thingy - Alpine loop consists of two trails - Engineer Pass and Cinnamon Pass that are joining ghost town of Animas Forks (roughly 15 miless off from Silverton CO), and not-quite-yet-ghost-town of Lake City (Colorado. Do not mistaken for Salt Lake City...

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