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Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/7/2008 5:48:20 AM    zracin   Posts: 58 Joined: 1/24/2008 From: Decatur, GA Status: offline My '95 disco will not start up unless I give it some gas. What is this an indication of? can it be fixed? _____________________________ ''''95 Disco I, coniston green (129K) with nothing major yet. Front guard, 7" front lights, blacked lenses, roof rack Post #: 1

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/7/2008 6:52:51 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 10490 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline Do you have a check engine light, if so what are the codes? What has been done, tune up wise, in the last year or so, when was the fuel filter last changed? _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to zracin) Post #: 2

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/7/2008 7:48:46 AM    zracin   Posts: 58 Joined: 1/24/2008 From: Decatur, GA Status: offline a hard start was fixed by replacing 2 fuel injectors by the past owner. other services have included replacement of water pump, replacement of expansion tank, replaced timing cover gasket, new dist.cap, new rotors, timing was adjusted recently, spark plug and wires were replaced, new valve cover gaskets, new fuel pump, new serp. belt, new heater and cooling hoses, and new alternator. all was done by the rover group in cali. _____________________________ ''''95 Disco I, coniston green (129K) with nothing major yet. Front guard, 7" front lights, blacked lenses, roof rack (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 3

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/7/2008 7:49:14 AM    jmt Posts: 212 Joined: 12/16/2007 Status: offline Could be any number of things. Start with the basics. Flush you engine and change your oil and air filter. _____________________________ 2003 Land Rover Discovery S So... let me get this straight. You drive a 6000lb., 4WD shoebox with a V8 engine and you can't figure out why your fuel economy is poor?! O_o (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 4

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/7/2008 9:22:18 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 10490 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline What plugs and wires, by brand and gap? What brand cap and rotor, this can make a huge diffewrence. What about the fuel filter, if plugged it will make for hard starting. _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to jmt) Post #: 5

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/17/2008 9:45:21 AM    zracin   Posts: 58 Joined: 1/24/2008 From: Decatur, GA Status: offline i am going to a local rover specialist and having all injectors replaced as well as a new fuel filter. even if thats not the problem, cant hurt anything _____________________________ ''''95 Disco I, coniston green (129K) with nothing major yet. Front guard, 7" front lights, blacked lenses, roof rack (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 6

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/17/2008 9:59:41 AM    Spike555 Posts: 5043 Joined: 6/22/2007 From: Grand Rapids MI Status: offline Have him check your fuel pressure regulator too. _____________________________ If it ain''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t leakin'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' it must be empty! Yes, one man can change the world. If the citizens are affraid then they are easier to control. The "Storm Trooper",''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' (in reply to zracin) Post #: 7

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/17/2008 10:11:01 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 10490 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline Are you wanting to get this fixed or just keep throwing money at it?????????????????????????????????????????? I have asked already, is your check engine light on, what codes do you have???????????????????????????????????? Now you can go waist alot of money or you can start paying attention to questions asked. By the way, injectors won't fix it. < Message edited by Disco Mike -- 2/17/2008 10:12:08 AM > _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to Spike555) Post #: 8

RE: Give a little gas to start disco up. - 2/17/2008 10:39:08 AM    greg409   Posts: 116 Joined: 7/29/2006 Status: offline A little voice in my is wondering about the throttle position sensor (TPS) ? Being lazy, I'd throw an ohmeter on it while working throttle body linkage by hand, and watch my meter. (especially throttle @ closed to just cracked) But that's just me. P.S. I would be suprised if you didn't have codes per TPS but I wouldn't count on it either. < Message edited by greg409 -- 2/17/2008 10:42:00 AM > _____________________________ "Don't give up, it's only a machine" '96 RR 4.0se 160K nice "97 D1 Se7 105K nicer (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 9

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