It's come time to part with my beloved 98 Discovery. It's sitting at a shop in Cheboygan, MI right now. Details below if you care to read. Short story: being a poor college student, I can't afford a project truck, so it's got to go.
The good:
Tires. 5X BFG M/Ts, 235/85/16. Good condition, about 7-8k on them. Spare has never touched the road.
Auto/TC/diff lock all fully functional.
Interior. Relatively good condition, clean, no major tears in the seats, heater works, radio works, etc. There's a CD changer under the passenger seat. I never monkeyed with that once I noticed the fm transmitter in the dash.
Recently replaced: ignition coils, starter motor, upper and lower radiator hoses, throttle body heater hoses. Also done, but see below: Valley gasket, valve cover gaskets, end seals, thermostat.
The bad:
Engine. As described below, will need to be trailered. ~163k, iirc.
Exterior. While the panels are mostly straight, the previous owner sprayed flat black directly on top of the factory paint. As you can imagine, this is beginning to peel. Makes for a pretty ugly truck. PO also built his own front bumper then proceeded to bend it by pulling some trucks out of the snow. There's also a brush guard that doesn't seem particularly useful. Rear bumper is modified in some way, looks like maybe the ends were cut off. Passenger side headlamp has no mounting posts, it's wired into position.
Interior. Minor details?front passenger window doesn't move, rear sunroof doesn't move. Also the rear (cargo) door doesn't open. A/C doesn't work due to a leak in the hard lines, but the blower works fine.
The story on the engine:
About 300 miles into a 550 mile trip, she overheated and I pulled over. I saw oil and coolant everywhere, couldn't locate the leaks. The local shop tells me they found leaks at the rear main seal, intake gasket (replaced ~1200 miles ago), and thermostat (replaced ~1200 miles ago). They want somewhere in the neighborhood of $1100-1200 to do that work.
I know I could save substantially on the engine work by some diy and having the rest done by my local indy, but getting the truck to Houghton would really eat into that. My uncle gave me a deal on his <50k Blazer, so I just want to cut my losses and get out of the Disco. Asking for $850 obo.
These are the best couple shots I have:
This is the previous owner's photobucket set. I bought the truck at the end of April 2010, so it's recent-ish.
http://s986.photobucket.com/home/xearo6985/set/4814#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ32
The good:
Tires. 5X BFG M/Ts, 235/85/16. Good condition, about 7-8k on them. Spare has never touched the road.
Auto/TC/diff lock all fully functional.
Interior. Relatively good condition, clean, no major tears in the seats, heater works, radio works, etc. There's a CD changer under the passenger seat. I never monkeyed with that once I noticed the fm transmitter in the dash.
Recently replaced: ignition coils, starter motor, upper and lower radiator hoses, throttle body heater hoses. Also done, but see below: Valley gasket, valve cover gaskets, end seals, thermostat.
The bad:
Engine. As described below, will need to be trailered. ~163k, iirc.
Exterior. While the panels are mostly straight, the previous owner sprayed flat black directly on top of the factory paint. As you can imagine, this is beginning to peel. Makes for a pretty ugly truck. PO also built his own front bumper then proceeded to bend it by pulling some trucks out of the snow. There's also a brush guard that doesn't seem particularly useful. Rear bumper is modified in some way, looks like maybe the ends were cut off. Passenger side headlamp has no mounting posts, it's wired into position.
Interior. Minor details?front passenger window doesn't move, rear sunroof doesn't move. Also the rear (cargo) door doesn't open. A/C doesn't work due to a leak in the hard lines, but the blower works fine.
The story on the engine:
About 300 miles into a 550 mile trip, she overheated and I pulled over. I saw oil and coolant everywhere, couldn't locate the leaks. The local shop tells me they found leaks at the rear main seal, intake gasket (replaced ~1200 miles ago), and thermostat (replaced ~1200 miles ago). They want somewhere in the neighborhood of $1100-1200 to do that work.
I know I could save substantially on the engine work by some diy and having the rest done by my local indy, but getting the truck to Houghton would really eat into that. My uncle gave me a deal on his <50k Blazer, so I just want to cut my losses and get out of the Disco. Asking for $850 obo.
These are the best couple shots I have:
This is the previous owner's photobucket set. I bought the truck at the end of April 2010, so it's recent-ish.
http://s986.photobucket.com/home/xearo6985/set/4814#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ32
