94 disco no start - newb - Land Rovers Only

dan0 · 12-05-2006, 11:27 AM

hey i just picked up a 94 land rover disco owned by someone up the street. its been sitting for a little bit because it won't start, before it would crank but not fire, now it won't crank (most likely because the battery is pretty weak now). I'll start by looking at the ground i can find, connection on the starter etc. Any other ideas?

Adam in NYC USA · 12-05-2006, 11:53 AM

Start with the battery.

Check the battery acid levels in each of the cells and then give it a good charge with one of them inteligent chargers.

Check your fluid levels and get it a try. Get a Haynes manual to get yourself aquainted.

Get all the info you can about the truck so you don't go into it blind.

Badger1 · 12-05-2006, 01:18 PM

I would suspect the battery as stated in the above post for it not turning over now. The reason it wasn't starting could be anything though. Once you have power, turn the key to the second position and listen for the fuel pump to run.

smileyq · 12-05-2006, 01:43 PM

Once you get that baby running go out and having some fun!! You'll never look back.

dan0 · 12-05-2006, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smileyq

Once you get that baby running go out and having some fun!! You'll never look back.

funny you mention that, i'm used to the jeeps a little more, but never really had the money time to even lift my old jeep. have a newer one just as a matter of convience, know the product. just use it for ATV hauling duty and bad winter storms.

old jeep

new jeep

i've always had a thing for the discos though, i don't know what it is. can't wait to get it running and have some fun

k12 · 12-07-2006, 07:08 AM

check the basics:

does the crank spin?

is there spark?

is there fuel?

is there compression?

Go from there.

12-05-2006, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
dan0 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Gallery: 0	94 disco no start - newb hey i just picked up a 94 land rover disco owned by someone up the street. its been sitting for a little bit because it won't start, before it would crank but not fire, now it won't crank (most likely because the battery is pretty weak now). I'll start by looking at the ground i can find, connection on the starter etc. Any other ideas?

12-05-2006, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adam in NYC USA The Urban Motorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 975 Gallery: 0	Start at the beginning..... Start with the battery. Check the battery acid levels in each of the cells and then give it a good charge with one of them inteligent chargers. Check your fluid levels and get it a try. Get a Haynes manual to get yourself aquainted. Get all the info you can about the truck so you don't go into it blind. __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Owner of a 1996 Land Rover Discovery 1 in Beluga Black or the Dirt of the Day. Where we are going,we don't need roads. Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. ‘The Education of Henry Adams’ (1907) ch. 25

12-05-2006, 01:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Badger1 Forward! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Loo-eee-ville, KY Posts: 2,154 Gallery: 1	I would suspect the battery as stated in the above post for it not turning over now. The reason it wasn't starting could be anything though. Once you have power, turn the key to the second position and listen for the fuel pump to run. __________________ 1997 Disco 1 2000 Disco 2 1989 RR(gone but not forgotten ) Miami Valley Land Rover Society www.mvlrs.com ON WISCONSIN

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smileyq Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 653 Gallery: 0	Once you get that baby running go out and having some fun!! You'll never look back. __________________ "Good saddles ain't cheap, and cheap saddles ain't good."

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12-07-2006, 07:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
k12 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carlisle, PA Posts: 144 Gallery: 0	check the basics: does the crank spin? is there spark? is there fuel? is there compression? Go from there.

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