ah!! alittle help? - Land Rovers Only

appstatedisco · 07-01-2005, 05:37 PM

I brought my 95 disco in early this morning for the fuel tank recall and for them to check out the diff's and CDL. I got it back around 4ish. It started raining heavily around 6ish and i was bored so i took a trip to wal-mart. Went through a few puddle no higher than 4" at speeds no higher than 25 mph. Still running fine. I got to wal-mart, came out, nothing. It didn't even turn over. I checked the battery cables, moved them alittle b/c they were lose, then put in the radio security code. Electronics come on. I try to start it and nothing. I hear the click-click-click of the starter, but no juice. The windows roll up and down at the same speeds as they did before and it didnt seem like the headlights were dimmer than before. Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions?

- AppStateDisco

01001010 · 07-01-2005, 06:00 PM

But you got home right? Its a Disco thing...sometimes, for many of us, when going through the starting sequence, we wont even get any lights on the dash, no clicks from teh starter, no alert sounds from the instruments..NOTHING...just dead!

ibjettin · 07-01-2005, 06:19 PM

In my experience...click, click, click when trying to turn it over usually is a sign of a bad started..

HALLIDAY · 07-01-2005, 07:40 PM

Did it eventually start? Mabye you have a screwed up ground or something got wet.

O.B. · 07-01-2005, 08:46 PM

That click, click sound is a sign that somethings wrong with the starter solenoid. Check the electrical connections at the starter, the water may have degraded the electrical path, If the starter isn't getting enough juice to acuate the solenoid it will make that clicking sound.

appstatedisco · 07-01-2005, 09:32 PM

my car is still parked where it died. I'm making a run to wal-mart to get some sandpaper and jumper cables(i think it may be a poor battery connection), then i'm taking out the grounds i put in for the hella 500's i just put in(which aren't connected to anything but grounds by the way..). I'll let you know how it goes. thanks for the input guys, i'll have it checked out in the morning.

appstatedisco · 07-02-2005, 12:08 AM

got er' up and workin. Problem was a bad battery connection and corrosion. she's running at a higher idle for some reason now and feels to get alot more power than before, what would cause this? just the reset ecu?

07-01-2005, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
appstatedisco Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC/Boone, NC Posts: 528 Gallery: 0	ah!! alittle help? I brought my 95 disco in early this morning for the fuel tank recall and for them to check out the diff's and CDL. I got it back around 4ish. It started raining heavily around 6ish and i was bored so i took a trip to wal-mart. Went through a few puddle no higher than 4" at speeds no higher than 25 mph. Still running fine. I got to wal-mart, came out, nothing. It didn't even turn over. I checked the battery cables, moved them alittle b/c they were lose, then put in the radio security code. Electronics come on. I try to start it and nothing. I hear the click-click-click of the starter, but no juice. The windows roll up and down at the same speeds as they did before and it didnt seem like the headlights were dimmer than before. Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions? - AppStateDisco __________________ AHO Rugby, a drinking club with a rugby problem. www.ahorugby.net "My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health." - Robert E. Lee

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01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,544 Gallery: 15	But you got home right? Its a Disco thing...sometimes, for many of us, when going through the starting sequence, we wont even get any lights on the dash, no clicks from teh starter, no alert sounds from the instruments..NOTHING...just dead! __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

07-01-2005, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
appstatedisco Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC/Boone, NC Posts: 528 Gallery: 0	my car is still parked where it died. I'm making a run to wal-mart to get some sandpaper and jumper cables(i think it may be a poor battery connection), then i'm taking out the grounds i put in for the hella 500's i just put in(which aren't connected to anything but grounds by the way..). I'll let you know how it goes. thanks for the input guys, i'll have it checked out in the morning. __________________ AHO Rugby, a drinking club with a rugby problem. www.ahorugby.net "My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health." - Robert E. Lee

07-02-2005, 12:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
appstatedisco Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC/Boone, NC Posts: 528 Gallery: 0	got er' up and workin. Problem was a bad battery connection and corrosion. she's running at a higher idle for some reason now and feels to get alot more power than before, what would cause this? just the reset ecu? __________________ AHO Rugby, a drinking club with a rugby problem. www.ahorugby.net "My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health." - Robert E. Lee

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07-01-2005, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
ibjettin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 705 Gallery: 0	In my experience...click, click, click when trying to turn it over usually is a sign of a bad started..

07-01-2005, 07:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
HALLIDAY Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new jersey Posts: 144 Gallery: 0	Did it eventually start? Mabye you have a screwed up ground or something got wet.

07-01-2005, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
O.B. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 234 Gallery: 0	That click, click sound is a sign that somethings wrong with the starter solenoid. Check the electrical connections at the starter, the water may have degraded the electrical path, If the starter isn't getting enough juice to acuate the solenoid it will make that clicking sound.

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