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    Engine acting uppity and occasionally omitting oomph

    My truck is acting up and I can?t figure out what the problem is. Sporadically, she loses power when driving. She will idle just fine when this happens, but no power to push me forward. When this happened a few times last week, I could get power back by pushing hard on the accelerator and I...
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    Removing my AC!

    I want to remove my air conditioning system. It doesn't work at the moment, it isn't worth fixing for the 1.5 days I might use it up here (which are now long past this season) and it is in the way. I can see in the manual that a serpentine belt is available for non-ac versions of my engine...
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    D1 sticky front brake calipers

    I seem to have a problem I can't diagnose. Any help would be much appreciated. Was driving the other day when I noticed the truck was pulling left a bit. Got off the highway and found the left front rotor glowing. After it cooled for 20 minutes, it was ok. A couple of days later, the same...
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    Nasty engine noise -solved

    I have an experience I thought I would share. Maybe someone else can be saved the hassles I went through. How soon in the story can YOU diagnose the problem? Probably sooner than me! I have a ?95 Disco. I bought it a year and something ago from a local Land Rover ?specialist? mechanic (an...
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    ABS MC into non ABS truck?

    Can anyone tell me if an ABS master cylinder and an ABS pressure reducing valve from an D1 can be used on a non-ABS braking system? I know the non-ABS parts cannot be upgraded, but is there any reason why the ABS parts can?t be downgraded? Thanks
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    D1 brake line -metric or imperial thread

    I need to replace a small section of brake line- drivers side rear axle from the brake housing to the flexible section. The rear antisway bar got loose and pounded a hole in it. I am hoping to just buy a section of pipe and bend it to fit. Can anyone tell me if the fittings are imperial (I...