Not directly aimed at Land Rovers, but as usual we're all tarred with
the same brush, I just tuned in today half way through Jeremy Vine's
show to catch a 4x4 debate but it was full of the usual broad statements
and wild pollution claims with some lady campaigning for congestion

Rangie semi-died last night.
A mile down the road after brimming the tank, suddenly losy all power.
Would sit and idle perfectly (smooth, no missing) and would start
normally, but would just not rev at all, and absolutely no power. I

1. N reg. Disco XS 300TDi - is there a way I can visually check if this
has had the cambelt mod that is talked about for this model?
2. Does anybody know of a worthwhile warranty company that will give a
warranty on vehicle above?

Well, my cracked front manifolds have been replaced ubder warranty -
thank you Mr Collins at Rimmer Brothers.
The question now arises as to what is getting soooo hot that it smells
like melting rubber.

Bit of long shot being down in the south...but does anyone know a
competent 'weekend welder' in the East Herts area who could weld up a
patch on my Discovery's inner wing and put a couple of spot welds on my
window mechanism which has failed?

Not until I picked up a 1995-M Disco 300TDi!!  Checked it out and all seemed
well, FSH bit of rust but very minor, drove OK seemed a bargain at £2900.
Then........
Seized Diff Lock selector

Hello thought I would introduce myself,
My name is Brendan and I live in Tonbridge in Kent, I currently own a 1987
Range Rover 3.5 v8, which I have owned sine may this year, it came armed
with a shed full of spare(good job too), from someone who told me to look

Because it's not  likely to be the weather for camping, and because the
organisier has not yet Published dates for March/April
Any one likely to be up for a Days off roading AFL Stylie at Iron Bridge -
Telford on the 22nd January?

Well, Mrs D spontaneously sprung on me that we could fetch Morph back from
Ma and Pa's today.
Bunged on the last couple of nuts to the dip stick tube. Threw the lid on ,
opened the battery door (incase the starter jammed again) and then turned

tried to take the wife into work this morning...
lesson 1, cornwall county council don't have a clue about how to deal
with snow and ice.
lesson 2, jaguars are hard work in snow and ice.

I am a Brit living in California. Back in the day, I remember a number
of blokes had their Rangies converted to LPG.
I would like to know if anyone in the grand state of California has
attempted to get their Range Rover converted to a LPG or CNG setup.

The members of this forum have been very helpful in the past. Maybe you
can help with this one. My '96 Disco won't shift out of park. The
sunroof was leaking slightly and some water dripped into the shift
linkage. The shifter was somewhat stiff, but still shifted. Last

I have just moved mine down from the roof, onto a bonnet with the
depression, however I can already see the disadvantages, in that it does
restrict forward vision a little (and these are not fat tires) and it does
require you to be a weight lifter to open the bonnet.

Hello i was wondering does anyone know about these things, i want ot swap my
visous for an electric fan i have been offered.
it is a fan from a jag with which is 13"Dia is this sufficient or not
Cheers Bren

Does anyone know why my rear electric windows do not wind down immediately
after starting?
Sometimes it can take 15 - 20 minutes before the buttons work. I've checked
the switches and they're ok. Seems stupid to think that there is some sort