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deankrueger
Guest
I've been having trouble with my 96 disco I. It will generally stall, yet only in the morning, and--get this--only when I'm craving caffeine.
During a recent service, we cleaned the valves and replaced the hoses on much of the engine. And when I say "we," I really mean my mechanic in San Diego named Behr. Anyway, the valves were sticky, but not anymore. Yet we still have the morning stalls.
I use quality Chevron mid-grade with that good Techron stuff, so I don't think this is a fuel issue. Behr says it might be my idle motor, but I'd love a second opinion.
But when I think about it, I'm wondering if my truck stalls has something to do with my body's caffeine level.
Read this and see if this makes sense.
In the morning, I wake up and find that my body is craving caffeine.
I go outside and start the disco.
I drive down the street, and the car stalls when I slow down to make a turn.
I restart, and I smile and wave to the person in the vehicle behind me.
I have to put the vehicle into neutral on subsequent turns, and rev the engine to keep it from stalling.
A few more "neutrals" and revved engines, and I coast into the parking spot at Starbucks, yanking on my steering wheel as the truck once again stalled and leaving me with no power steering.
Then I walk to the register and order a grande cup of black coffee.
The woman at the counter will then ask if I want room for cream.
I then remind her that I ordered black coffee, which means I don't want any room for cream. And I smile, so I don't appear to be an ass.
Then she laughs, and says "Oh, yeah. You said black."
I thank her and drink my morning cup.
I look outside at the sun hitting my beautiful 96 Land Rover Discovery, and I swear I can hear music. Maybe it's the speakers above me in the coffee shop. But I like to think it's more than that.
Then I go back to my truck, restart and no more stalls.
In fact, it runs just great for the rest of the day.
Then in the evening, I go to sleep.
My body has spent the day releasing pretty high levels of caffeine into the Oceanside City sewer system. My wife says I twitch a little, no doubt from my caffeine intake during the day.
And my Disco is outside in the driveway, getting ready to stall.
It's curiuous to me that the truck only stalls when I'm craving caffeine. I haven't tried checking my OBD to see if it registers lower than normal caffeine levels in the driver. But maybe this is the reason. Makes logical sense to me.
Or maybe you have some other ideas.
Thanks for reading this. I appreciate your help.
If you're ever in Oceanside, maybe I'll see you at the College Avenue Starbucks.
Adios,
dean krueger
oceanside
deankrueger@mac.com
www.montevistapictures.com
During a recent service, we cleaned the valves and replaced the hoses on much of the engine. And when I say "we," I really mean my mechanic in San Diego named Behr. Anyway, the valves were sticky, but not anymore. Yet we still have the morning stalls.
I use quality Chevron mid-grade with that good Techron stuff, so I don't think this is a fuel issue. Behr says it might be my idle motor, but I'd love a second opinion.
But when I think about it, I'm wondering if my truck stalls has something to do with my body's caffeine level.
Read this and see if this makes sense.
In the morning, I wake up and find that my body is craving caffeine.
I go outside and start the disco.
I drive down the street, and the car stalls when I slow down to make a turn.
I restart, and I smile and wave to the person in the vehicle behind me.
I have to put the vehicle into neutral on subsequent turns, and rev the engine to keep it from stalling.
A few more "neutrals" and revved engines, and I coast into the parking spot at Starbucks, yanking on my steering wheel as the truck once again stalled and leaving me with no power steering.
Then I walk to the register and order a grande cup of black coffee.
The woman at the counter will then ask if I want room for cream.
I then remind her that I ordered black coffee, which means I don't want any room for cream. And I smile, so I don't appear to be an ass.
Then she laughs, and says "Oh, yeah. You said black."
I thank her and drink my morning cup.
I look outside at the sun hitting my beautiful 96 Land Rover Discovery, and I swear I can hear music. Maybe it's the speakers above me in the coffee shop. But I like to think it's more than that.
Then I go back to my truck, restart and no more stalls.
In fact, it runs just great for the rest of the day.
Then in the evening, I go to sleep.
My body has spent the day releasing pretty high levels of caffeine into the Oceanside City sewer system. My wife says I twitch a little, no doubt from my caffeine intake during the day.
And my Disco is outside in the driveway, getting ready to stall.
It's curiuous to me that the truck only stalls when I'm craving caffeine. I haven't tried checking my OBD to see if it registers lower than normal caffeine levels in the driver. But maybe this is the reason. Makes logical sense to me.
Or maybe you have some other ideas.
Thanks for reading this. I appreciate your help.
If you're ever in Oceanside, maybe I'll see you at the College Avenue Starbucks.
Adios,
dean krueger
oceanside
deankrueger@mac.com
www.montevistapictures.com
