Introduce yourself (Archived)

[Centicide]

Originally Posted by explor

Hello all. Name's Doug. I moved from Southern Cali to Northeastern Illinois, THEN bought by '01 Disco 2. Why couldn't I have made the purchase earlier, I do not know. Instead of minutes from open land, now I am 4+ hours from good wheelin'. I have three little kids and a beautiful wife that love to ride in the "Lowly" truck and fling mud. If you know of some secret wheelin' places near Chicago, please let me know. I put 40K miles on it in one year searching for great adventures. Great site, tons of info and good pics.

hey bud, i used to live in the south suburbs of chicago, near naperville.

Hello everyone, i just purchased a 2004 disco II, Me and the lady live in Seattle, Wa. and love it so far. I'm a big fan of forums so i'll be sure to use the search option before i ask.

Patrick

[gtmtnman]

Hello LRO members...
My name is Michael and I am a Land Rover junkie with NO land rover experience. I am shopping for my 'first buy' right now, and I am a very avid DIY'er. I have worked on many cars and consider myself very experienced in the area. As I am shopping, a friend of mine comes to me with need of assistance. She has a Discovery 2 (2001) that has loss of power amongst other probs. Although she had already done this before talking with me, she went to a local firestone to help diagnose with SES lights showing (not sure whether CES or SES light was showing, and apparently not blinking). I am not sure of mileage, but am told she wants me to do her tune-up for her, and will prob have a muffler shop deal with a cat. prob she is having. I have not even test driven the vehicle, so I am really going off her ideas and thoughts and the codes that Firestone read. I do not have the traditional code numbers I am seeing being displayed on this site (ie: 0305, etc etc... is this the OBDII code reader?). It would be great if I could get my hands on a service manual for back-up. Upon searching, the only thing I have come across is the RAVE CD and perhaps some GTS online package that can be bought. Am I on the wrong track for service manual here, or is there an easier method to obtaining one? I am surprised you guys do not have a free online copy running around.... maybe there is that I have yet to find... Regarding wires, magnecor 8 mm? People seem happy with these.. With semi-small hands (but not really), maybe I can do this without replacing the intake gasket or even removal of it. Oh yes, regarding the magnecors, I heard there is not a porcelain cap on these, which has caused "cap-snap" issues... experience or ever heard of this? I am really looking for any advice LRO can give in my situation. She potentially has a MAF failure as well due to the fact that Firestone reported a 4th gear tranny code and , for some reason, "multiple codes stored in memory from mass air sensors being repeatedly unplugged/replugged"... hmmm....

I guess I am looking for a bit of vehicle history and/or help to insure my work is done correctly.. you know, those tidbits of info that make it a professional job.. Thanks in advance LRO!!

Michael H.
Mobile, AL

[explor]

Originally Posted by Centicide

hey bud, i used to live in the south suburbs of chicago, near naperville.

Hello everyone, i just purchased a 2004 disco II, Me and the lady live in Seattle, Wa. and love it so far. I'm a big fan of forums so i'll be sure to use the search option before i ask.

Patrick

Sweet, I love the Pacific Northwest. I would move back there if my wife would go.

Do you know of any hidden places to go wheelin. Seems like all the land here is claimed and not for recreational vehicle use!

[Georgiarover]

Hello,

I recently purchased a 99 Disco I for my daughter. I have been on he net searching for a way to replace the cargo door seal. I have been unable find one. I ran across your forum looking for the part.

What I really need is a new or large (thicker) seal....can anyone help.

Thanks

Georgiarover

[Georgiarover]

Hello,

I recently purchased a 99 Disco I for my daughter. I have been on he net searching for a way to replace the cargo door seal. I have been unable find one. I ran across your forum looking for the part.

What I really need is a new or large (thicker) seal....can anyone help.

Thanks

Georgiarover

[XtremeMarine]

Lucky daughter. Sweet first ride. Post up your question in the DI tech forum section, and you should have the info you need within a day or two.

[Georgiarover]

Thanks for the reply...I'll try the Tech site.

[firewalker]

Howdeee,

I am a rover nut and found this site recently. I currently have a 00 disco II and have had a 96 disco I and and a 90 Range Rover SWB. Two bad decisions were to sell those off as I miss them both. My 96 was a 5 speed and that thing was sporty. My little boy still misses that Range Rover as much as I do. Never sell them, just build more sheds.

firewalker in Georgia

[MonsterMaker]

My name is Big Mike, I too am a RoverHolic

95 RRC-I swear it's the nices one ever seen, NO, I'm not biased.
04 Disco II - now that the RRC is done, starting on the Disco!

I live here in the Dallas area, so if there are any other rover fanatics around, give me a shout!

[Tuffymuffy]

Guess I have to say hi here first. HI

[awd4life]

Hello to all of you Rovers of Land!

I do not actually own a LR as we speak, but at some point in the near future, I WILL own a Defender (90 or 110, I havent decided). I have always been in love with them. I figure it will be my next true 4 wheel drive. I currently own my second Subaru WRX, and I love them!

[petrus]

Hi all, Petrus from Pretoria, South Africa. Owner of various LR models:
1. 1965 FC fitted with S3 gear and transfer box powered with 2.8 Nissan 6cyl. 2. 1965 FC chassis fitted with S3 drivetrain and HC pick-up body, also powered with 2.8 Nissan petrol engine, in the process of becoming a replica of the SADF special forces vehicle used in Angola.
3. Hybrid RR 1989/LR S3 body. Here I removed the RR body after the Scouts rolled it, shortened the chassis, rebuilt the wiring, foot controls and instrument panel onto a S3 bulkhead, and fitted a S3 SWB body.
4. Defender 110 csw 1989 3.5 V8 gas gusler. Soon to be fitted with a turbo diesel engine and auto box. Has upgraded suspention.
5. Range Rover P38 1998, a beauty!!

My love-hate relationship with the green oval started in 1977 in Rhodesia. It was the only affordable 4X4 available.

There you have it.

[landlodger]

Hi I'm Steve from Newfoundland Canada. I just purchased a new LR2 HSE and very happy with it! Its the Baltic blue with Alpaca interior.. I was in the British Royal Marines for 8 years so it has extra value being in a Land Rover again after spending alot of time on the road and cross country in the military Defenders...

If anyone can answer me one thing though which I'm not 100% satisfied with. The sunroof really only opens about half way which I find kind of annoying. I'm sure its not a fault but just thought I'd check around a see if its a normal thing.

Thanks and look forward to reading more in here..

[Indian_Rhino]

Hello to everyone on LRO,

I am Ashish, stay in NJ ...a newbie to the world of Land rovers, have been smitten by the brand for years and finally own one - an LR3. Read some of the discussions on the forum and really enjoyed it.. look forward to meeting a few of you and learning some of the nuances of off roading a Landie...

Cheers!

[DiscoIPR]

First of all, my name is Javier, im from Puerto Rico, for those who don't know where Puerto Rico is, is located on the Caribbean. Im 20 years old, and just bought a 1997 Disco SE7, is a great car, one of my favorites, and found it in great conditions!