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  1. mlnnc

    Uwharrie Rover Expedition 2017 - Is it happening?

    I'm looking for information about URE for this fall. There's no info at the Old North State Land Rover Society Facebook page, which seems to be the only ONS presence online these days. I messaged via Facebook asking the question but have had no response.
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    Used dielectric grease on O2 sensors -- Uh oh.

    How can I thoroughly and successfully clean dielectric grease from the O2 connectors? Thinking I was doing a good thing I used dielectric grease on my O2 connectors. Oops. I've confirmed what I now recall having heard before but always discounted -- that the O2s actually use the little bit of...
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    Yes, another Three Amigos question

    Today I installed a SLABS box from an '04 Discovery I picked up locally in my '99 DII, in which I installed an '04 transfer case shifter a few years ago. I wanted the updated SLABS software. What I didn't foresee is that the donor truck apparently had a Three Amigos problem (whereas my truck...
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    Lean codes mystery - O2s replaced, no vac leak, MAF okay

    A friend I've been trying to help has been chasing codes on his '04 DII for a long time with no luck (P0171 and P0174, system too lean banks 1 and 2). He's changed O2s a few times. We did a cigar smoke test but could not ID any vac leak. This weekend I installed the MAF from my truck in his...
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    Are '09-'02 and '03-'04 MAFs interchangeable?

    Will my '99 MAF work in my friend's '04 DII? My friend has been chasing lean codes on both sides for over a year with no luck. He's changed the O2s (twice) and we did a smoke test looking for vacuum leaks. That leaves us wondering about the MAF. There are different part numbers for the 4.0...
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    Intermittent rattle/clatter when accelerating

    I've been a pretty regular reader and sometimes contributor to this and other LR forums for 3 1/2 years or so now but I don't recall ever seeing this discussed or diagnosed. Starting just a couple of days ago I intermittently hear a clatter or rattle when accelerating with the engine at...
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    Calling Professionals - Labor Cost to Replace T-case?

    Guys, I've read the RAVE description and think I could swap a t-case myself, but I'm not sure I want to do it. What does a labor guide (?) show for this job? Also, I recall reading somewhere that there are differences in the length of t-cases used in '03-'04 Discos vs. earlier versions. Is...
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    DII front seat cushion, free to a good home - Charlotte pickup only

    I bought this cushion last summer but later got a whole seat and no longer need this. Good condition generally. http://s775.beta.photobucket.com/user/mln01/media/Discoseat_zpsc8e8eb5f.jpg.html Two spots are visible in the photo roughly under where your right thigh would rest. The one...
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    Perforated replacement leather for '99 DII

    Well, it finally happened. The perforated leather seat bottom in my '99 DII has started to tear. Is this material something a local auto upholstery shop ought to be able to source and piece into the seat? What do you guys do? Seems to me that a used seat or leather would simply suffer the...
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    Craftsman Yankee screwdriver - bit swap?

    Guys, I have an older Craftsman Yankee screwdriver that belonged to my late father-in-law. It has a slotted head bit that I would like to swap for a Philips, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the bit. The knurled collar is spring loaded, but pulling it back doesn't...
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    DII rear door hinge

    A guy in my neighborhood has a 2000 DII and has somehow bent the lower hinge of his tail door beyond usable limits. I have no idea how he did it. As far as I can see RAVE shows the procedure for replacing the entire door but not just the hinge,and its not obvious at first glance how to replace...
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    Kennith

    What has happened to Kennith? He has not posted for a little over five weeks.
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    Yes, another CDL install question - '04 shifter

    I've searched here and elsewhere and have not seen exactly this question discussed. I bought a transfer case shifter out of an '04 Disco from a salvage yard about an hour away to install in my '99 DII. My question is about the interlock solenoid on the '04 shifter. I've seen other writeups...
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    XYZ switch $630?

    Really? $630 for a DII XYZ switch? I had to replace mine 5? years and 56,000 miles ago. When I bought a new one then it was over $200 and I thought that was expensive considering what the part is. But over $600? That was the price at the Atlantic British web site tonight. I know that the...
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    NAPA Full Syn $3.29/qt

    I've always used dino oil, but today when I stopped by NAPA for a Gold oil filter I found the NAPA-brand full synthetic oil on special at $3.29/qt., less expensive than dino. I bought 6 quarts for Redrover, but thought I'd mention it here in case anyone has an adverse opinion of it. I see all...
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    Mystery sound behind glove box

    There is a regular, intermittent noise that seems to be coming from behind the glove box of our Disco. It is a faint sound, that sounds something like electric hair clippers being turned on and off. You know, the Wahl clippers my mom used to cut my hair when I was 5 years old. It cycles on...
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    Rook rack storage

    Roof rack storage I am looking for low profile, weather resistant storage for gear to be loaded on the Garvin Wilderness roof rack of my DII. I have three black, ABS plastic Contico trunks from Walmart. They are 13" tall and are are otherwise great, but I am looking for something similar but...
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    Hand brake & window switch follies

    I'm getting well down the list of things needing done on the DII, and yesterday went out to adjust the hand brake cable. No good deed goes unpunished. When I tried to unscrew the window switch panel from the console I found that two of the four plastic "ears" with speed nuts into which the...
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    DII Headgaskets - Lessons Learned

    I replaced the head gaskets on our '99 DII recently. Tore it down Memorial Day weekend and reassembled it the next weekend after I got the heads back from the shop. Things went pretty smoothly, but there were a handful of small surprises I thought I would share here. First, there were...
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    Preventive maintenance - what next?

    What is the next preventive maintenance item I should do? The truck has 110,000 miles. We've had the truck since May 2001 when it had 20,000 miles. My emphasis is to replace items that are most likely to leave me stranded. It is not a daily driver but I use it mostly to haul Boy Scouts on...