Recent content by Fritz

Just a follow up, for what it's worth. I got the lights working again. The light switch on the stalk is apparently wearing and a little sticky. I sprayed some silicon lubricant in the switch and worked it back and forth a little. It seems to work reliably for now. We will see how long that...

Yep, everything else works just great. Just the dash lights out. And the back lighting for the radio controls as well IIRC. If I have trouble locating the problem I may just try jumping the lights to another power supply line and a switch.

I did a search and didn't find much that seemed to apply to my problem, so.... My dash lights don't turn on when I flip the headlights, or parking lights on. Sometimes after driving for awhile they will come on. But then the next time I turn the headlights on, they are out again. These kind...

Maintenance? I've replaced the filter behind the tail light at the recommended interval. I also just replaced the airbags with a new set this last winter (old ones were leaking). I just rolled over 100k and everything seems to be working fine.

Yeah, the installation of the shuttle valve is pretty simple. A nice easy fix if it takes care of the problem. Just to update my situation. I finally made it in to the dealer a couple months ago to have the lights cleared and codes read after installing my new shuttle valve. Their...

After I replaced my valley gasket, the motor wouldn't start and I had all kinds of lights lit up on the dash. After I calmed myself down from thinking I just killed my Disco, I pushed the fuel reset switch on the passenger side firewall. Then it started right up with no problem. Whew! I...

It just snaps in with little clips on the back of the trim panel. Get your fingers under it and pry it off. Pull towards the middle of the vehicle.

I just discovered that the front pinion seal needs to be done on my DII. I've done plenty of them in jeeps, just not on a Disco. To do this job in 10 min is simply amazing in my opinion. I'll plan on 45 min to an hour, from start to completion. ;) I guess that's why I'm not a pro.

They will rise again with a vengeance. :toetap:

I don't even have an orbital buffer. You should get rid of it to remove future temptations.

Well, I wish I would have known about the NAPA joints about a month ago. I unfortunately already have them installed in my front DS. I was desperate for a replacement because one of the joints was completely toast. And NAPA was the only store in town with a joint that would fit (sorry no...

1/2 inch breaker bar with a pipe to slip over the end for extra leverage. No 3/8's drives for the heads, use 1/2 inch. Ask me how I know. Wear eye protection!

I'm using 5w-40 in Rotella synthetic. Seems to work just fine.

Throttle body heater plate. Very common problem. This should fix it. http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/MGM000010KG.cfm

Before I knew any better by reading on this forum, I installed a set of Bosch platinum 2's in my Disco II. It seems to run fine and I've had them in for about 35k miles. I went into the parts store to get the factory champions, but they didn't have any. But they did have the Bosch so I used...