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    '95 D1 3.9L. Engine dies, cools down, runs, dies....

    Hi Gearheads- Haven't posted for a long time as my '95 D1 runs like a top. Owned since new, have had my fair share is issues familiar to many here. 165k miles. Amsoil everywhere. Have over the years replaced battery, fuel pump, temp sensors, MAF sensor, plug wires, et al, as well as the...
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    D1 remote key fob eats batteries.....

    Hi- Well, I've reviewed about 400 posts trying to find this problem with no luck.... My D1 remote key fob has started to eat the Cr-2016 batteries like they are potato chips- sometimes lasting about 24 hours before one, always the inboard battery, reads less than 0.0volts. I've gone thru...
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    Equivalent cooling fan for D1

    Hi Guys- Didn't find an answer via the search engine, and/or I didn't ask the question correctly.... 1995 D1 3.9liter V8 Got real lucky today- threw the serpentine belt today about a mile from the house. Didn't even know it until I saw some vapors rising- coolant starting to boil/spill out...
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    '95 D1 broken door latch

    If this question has been asked/answered before, I didn't find it in a search of the forum and/or I didn't phrase the question correctly. Have had my '95 D1 since new- the driver's door latch outside paddle is just about to break off:mad:- it's pot metal so there's no fixing it unless you have...
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    Lucas- Prince of Darkness- Total Electrical Failure

    '95 Disco 1- owned since new..... Electrical Gurus: Anybody had this happen to them? a search of the forums didn't produce anything for me.... The other morning I went out to start my D1- had to drive my son to an event- the usual dash lights came on, key in ignition chime as the door was...
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    Need Engine and tranny....

    Gents and Ladies- I have a '95 3.9L/auto Discovery that we have owned since new. We live in the mountains at 8100 feet in the middle of a national forest. All our vehicles are 4WD- Ford Excusion, Dodge Dakota, and my restored '52 M38A1 Willys Army Jeep. By far, the Disco is the best offroad...
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    Disco 1 Fuel Pressure Regulator Substitute

    Hello All- It's been a while since I've posted anything- A quick search of the archives doesn't answer my question, and/or maybe I didn't choose the right wording for the search engine.... Does anybody know of a substitute fuel pressure regulator for a 3.9L V8 as found in my '95 Disco 1? The...
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    Weird electrons flowing- 95 D1- Disco gurus- need some help...

    :ack: '95 Discovery, 4.0l replacement engine, 130k vehicle miles...... Gents/ladies- Am home for about an hour- camping all week w/ kids, out the door again quick after resupply...... Don't even know how to ask the search engine to start re-searching this problem- have both the Shop and...
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    Engine rebuild/replacement/upgrade for '95 Disco 3.9l

    HI- as to how /where my Disco engine now goes "clank" is another story- towed home last night at midnight over the pass at 8500", freezing temps- by a JEEP..... question: the forum archives really don't have a lot of threads on this one, and/or maybe I'm not asking the search engine the right...
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    Ignition coil- 95 Disco I- is a coil a coil a coil...?

    Hi- have a no start- no spark situation with my 95 3.9l Disco- had a cold start problem that I have dealt with before- fixed with a new fuel temp sensor, but had an ignition miss at high idle thru normal drive rpms.... -so, after having put in new plugs, after market distributor cap, and rotor...
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    95 Disco turn signal switch......

    Hi- have been away for a while- at least a year from Discoweb! Turn signal switches- didn't find much in the archives..... of course, it is a combo turn signal/ headlight/running light/ hi/lo beam/ dashlight- everything switch..... Lost the dash lights the other night- so after removing the...
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    Memory Capacity- On Board Diagnostics......

    Hi- Does anybody know how many fault codes or problems the OBD system will store? Let's say component 'xyz' is bad, and you drive it around that way for a few days. Does the OBD add another 'xyz' code each time you start on top of all the others? Just curious.... Tim '95 Discovery 3.9liter
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    95 Disco OBD code 14, thermistor fault....

    Hi- can anybody tell me which sensor on a '95 3.9l engine gives you a OBD 14 code- "coolant thermistor" to the ECM? I'm out on the road, and don't have my manuals with me- the Electrics Manual gives great info once you figure out how to read it in Brit Disco Speak/Symbols, and has...
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    Detailed Plans or drawings for F/R Disco Bumpers....

    Hi- Have been away, so I haven't visited these boards in a while- and I did a quick search in the archives for this question with no results. or perhaps i didn't ask the search engine the correct question- so please forgive if this has been covered before........ Does anyone out there have any...
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    Installing new PROM in the ECM......

    Hi- Searched the archives, but I guess I haven't phrased the question correctly...... Anybody have any hints on installing the newer cold weather update PROM in the ECM for a 95 Disco?? I recently had a thread on hot starting problems and resolved those problems- but LR had an update with new...
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    Hot Start Problem- 95 Disco.......

    good evening...... the Perpetrator: 95 Disco 3.9L, 90k miles Air temp: mid 60s Altitude: 8100 ft. Problem: intermittant hot start problem, no OBD 1 fault codes, no CEL- Check Engine Light I own: LR Discovery Workshop Manual, Electrics Manual, lots of tools- always looking for a meager excuse...
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    Shift Lever removal?? and Xfer case solenoid: '95 DI

    Before I get started, I did search the archives for this subject, but probably didn't ask the search engine the question correctly..... :( Hello from the High Country- Anybody know how to remove the shift lever on a '95 disco I??? I have the LR Repair and Electrics manuals, and am a pretty...
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    Life in the mountains.... Emergency fix: broken cooling fan??

    :( Emergency Fix, substitute for '95 Disco I cooling fan?? Well, I had to change out my alternator today- a rather simple procedure: 3 wires, 2 bolts, one serpentine belt w/ tensioner to fool with...... the temperature was about 30F, sunny, no wind, so it was a pretty nice day to work...
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    can't select Low Range or Diff Lock, '95 Disco.....

    :( Hello Everybody_ Haven't visited these boards for a while, tried to do a search of this topic and couldn't find it, so please forgive if this has been covered before...... Have a '95 Discovery- 83000 odd miles on it, auto transmittion, am the original owner...... I haven't had to select...