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It's been a little while since this thread was going, but I wanted to give some resolution to the issue. The 'other side' was correct. I replaced the coil and amp and the truck was running again. The sad side of the story is that this made me realize that it was time for me to say goodbye to...

Alright. I've finally got some parts in and had a chance to try a few things out. However the condition has gotten worse. The truck won't start at this point :( I have gotten it to start a few times but I haven't gone more than 5 feet without it cutting out on me again. I haven't dared to take...

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I'll have to play around with the truck this weekend when I have some time when it's still light out. Yup, no codes are being thrown when this happens so no clues from that. I also replaced the wires, cap, and rotor earlier this spring so I'll certianly check...

It's never quit on me when stopped, but this has only started happening in the last week and I've had the truck out once since the initial trouble. So not a lot of samples to go on. How would I go about checking the ignition amp to see if that's the culprit? No worries about jumping on the...

One of my first thoughts was the fuel pump as well, but it was replaced ~3 years ago, so while I'm not completely ruling it out as the cuplrit, it's not the first place I'm going to look. And PT you're correct, this doesn't seem to be heating related at all. When it cut out on the highway the...

Thanks for the confirmation. Looks like I'll be grabbing a VSS today then.

I have a '95 Disco (ie 3.9) and ran into some serious issues with the engine cutting out this past weekend. The first couple times happened when I was crusing along (not accelerating) on the highway at ~60mph. With no warning the engine stumbled and died. My first reaction was to pump the...

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Yup a 1/2" drive with no socket fits just about perfectly. Definitely good enough to use with no worries. But for reference sake I believe it techinically takes a 13mm square drive. I've looked for them before at a couple different places and never found one. But when 13mm = 0.511in, it's...

I'll have to keep the trick about freezing the new bushing in mind when I finally can get to it... But for now I've passed the point of no return. The old bushing has been sufficiently destroyed that I have no option but to move forward. It needed to be replaced anyways as it was very loose on...

Thanks for the replies. Taking the chisel to it sounds like the way to go. I'll have to give that a shot tomorrow.

I'm in the middle of doing a lot of maintenance work on my D1 before I move, and one thing is changing out the rotoflex. Getting the rear driveshaft off of the truck wasn't a problem at all... but the pilot bushing?? That's a different story altogether. I've done some searches and basically...

From reading various posts, if you only have one set of chains they should go on the back. The thinking is that if you do just put the chains on the front, then the rears have relatively no traction thus you'll be extremely susptable to spining, which is more dangerous than losing steering. If...

That's exactly what happened with my truck when my alternator went kabloey. I'd say that's a good first place to look. IIRC a good alternator should put out ~14 volts.

I feel your pain =\ last year i was moving, and this driving my disco from cleveland, oh to boise, id. Somewhere in the middle of Nebraska the alternator decided to start destroying itself. So my dad and i went with the buy a couple of batteries and a charger method. It worked out well for us...

Using just the key in the door definitely sets the alarm. I'm not sure exactly what gets (or doesn't get) set by doing this, but I have the same understanding as you about it's operation.

Thanks for the offer, and i may take you up on the offer in the future, but unfortuantly the problem I need work on is the brakes. The brake pipe running along the chassis to the rear wheels has sprung a leak. I <i>can</i> still drive the truck, but it's losing so much brake fluid I really don't...

I'm looking to get some work done on my Disco, and having just moved to Boise, ID last year, I don't know what shops in the area are good to work with, especially for my beloved Disco :) So does anyone know of some good shops here in Boise? I'd really appreciate any recommendations.

Yeah I think I'll stay away from the junk yards for this, I'm already dealing with used and deteriorated parts here. And since some might put brakes in the 'really should have these working' category, new is the way to go for me. It's looking like the course of action to take is to find a local...

I've check both Rovers North and Atlantic British (as well as a handful of others). Well their online catalogs anyways. I suppose I should actually give them a call. But since the website doesn't show them at all I'm not excepting much.