"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/23/2015 at 17:33 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/23/2015 at 17:33 • Filed to: None | 0
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It’s just a blown trans cooler line. I’m sure the rest of the truck is in perfect order.
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shop-teacher
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 17:39 |
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I’m genuinely shocked to see a Disco lasted 192k miles. That takes real dedication to buying a boat for your favorite mechanic.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 17:44 |
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What’s the worst that could happen
Conan
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 17:45 |
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All the bad.
Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 17:45 |
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It’ll be an adventure
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Birddog
> shop-teacher
12/23/2015 at 17:49 |
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No joke!
It has to be on engine #2 at that mileage.
bingham123
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 18:01 |
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iv seen /owned a few 180k - 250k disco’s in the past few years. my last one had 200k on it before i had it.
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Birddog
> bingham123
12/23/2015 at 18:03 |
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No kidding? Ever run into the slipping sleeve syndrome? I heard it’s common on older trucks.
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bingham123
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 18:16 |
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yes, my first one decided that all the engine internals needed to be on the road, later diagnosed as a sleeve slipping and it locking up. it then got bob tailed and had a range rover v8 engine gearbox put in and is now a entry level rally car used by two guys who live near me.
Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 18:21 |
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I’m a mechanic. We have a disco in with blown head gaskets with 30k on it’s second engine. Body at 120k.
30k miles for a head gasket.
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Birddog
> Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car
12/23/2015 at 19:25 |
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30k is pretty horrible. The 3.8 Fords weren’t even that bad.
sdwarf36
> Birddog
12/23/2015 at 21:26 |
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It would be great if you need a new hobby. The hobby would going to the ATM to take money out.
But hey-its worth a phone call. Just to hear the story of how + when he discovered the line broke. There are 47 warning lights on the dash-and i’m pretty sure that low trans fluid isn’t one of them. (and how could you tell-I’ve never seen less that four lights on a time)
BTW-I’ve done two motors on my bosses Disco. I actually had a sleeve go UP. Just a couple of thousands. Just enough to pressurize the cooling system under load.
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Birddog
> sdwarf36
12/23/2015 at 22:46 |
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Yeah, I already have one money grubbing hobby I guess two would be bad..
These come up often for $400-$800 often and it’s always tempting. Good ones seem to run $5k-$8k. I guess it’s a choice, buy for $500 and spend $6-$7k on it or spend $7k and hope nothing goes wrong!
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> Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car
12/24/2015 at 01:03 |
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Cheap aftermarket gaskets, cheap bolts, non-machined heads, re-used bolts all cause these to go out really. Factory head gaskets probably average 100k, then 50-75k for every set thereafter. Some do go a lot longer but it’s rare to get through two sets without an engine replacement.
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> Birddog
12/24/2015 at 01:08 |
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Well you have significantly better chances of that thing needing both an engine and transmission than winning even a minor lottery.
When the trans lines fail they often take out the trans at the same time.
If you’re feeling particularly masochistic I’d be happy to give you a run down of common problems.
Source: worked at a rover shop for over a couple years.