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    Alternator and Starter Rebuild Parts

    Disclosure: I've never ordered from them, but Peter M. (p m)posted about them earlier. Their parts listing merits its own post, in my opinion. https://www.maniacelectricmotors.com/landrover.html
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    97 d1 pulsing lights

    I'm going to put this link in a separate post under Tech Tips.
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    Old Timers Unite

    Holy shit. I'm glad you're on the mend.
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    Old Timers Unite

    It gets worse the longer you look at it.
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    Moab closed...

    I had lightning in a bottle for about 90 minutes at Mandalay Bay back in '21. Playing family birth dates at roulette. About ten numbers with $5 on each per spin. I started with $100 and left with $1700 when I had to take a leak. I've come out ahead using that system since then, but that was...
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    D1 fuel economy

    '97 D1 with 97xxx on the odometer. Using 87 octane, I get 15-16 on the highway, and about 12-13 in town. I have a light foot usually.
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    Discovery 1 Workshop Manual

    I'm sure this or something like it is already linked, but here is another for the 1995+ D1. http://www.legionlandrover.com/manuales/manual%20de%20taller%20discovery%20(95).pdf
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    Santana steelies on a D1 - love it or hate it?

    Not great. Not terrible.
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    Radio removal

    I pulled the Kenwood out of my '97 D1 with two metal strips from hanging file folders. They allow you to depress the tabs that are holding the head unit in place. Insert them to the outside of the black plastic housing on the left and right. Wiggle the strips up and down. You will probably...
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    key fob

    Josh, yes, you can source a case and transfer the pcb and key blade.
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    OG Dweb

    Or Recalling the Days Before $500 Discos.
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    Almost $50K D1 at Copley's.

    I totaled my repair receipts for my old D1. $12000 over three years. I will probably never total receipts again.
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    Fuel Tank won't fill

    Sometimes the vent tube needs a stream of STP. That worked in my uncle's Jag XJ.
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    2020 Defender

    Uggh. I kinda like that. As an LR4.5, not a Defender. As I noted before, the final verdict will come when I can paw over one at the dealer.
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    2020 Defender

    Notice the straps hanging at the side. Are they to secure the camouflage wrap?
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    Does an '02 have a locking T-case?

    At this point, it may have a replacement locking case, even though it likely left the UK with a non-locking one.
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    2020 Defender

    It's really not as bad as I was expecting. The final decision for me will require looking over one on the lot at LR Buckhead.
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    2019 4Runner Observations

    I still can't get past how ugly the ass is on a D5.
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    What's your high score in a disco?

    pm has a D1 that is rocking close to 300k miles.