okay, new disco list of faults!

On or around Sun, 4 Feb 2007 17:21:58 -0000, "tiscali" enlightened us thusly:

check connections to the alternator. might be an iffy alternator, though.

fuse? or do you mean the lighter itself, not the socket? sometimes the bimetal bit at the bottom needs bending a bit, but make sure it's not live when you poke a screwdriver down it for this purpose.

only the CD, or all the audio?

normally sticky/corroded pillar switches, clean or replace.

"Austin Shackles" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

Seems to be a wire with a connector hanging loose at the back of alternator. Alternator seems to be charging battery. Wonder if I should find an alternator terminal for the wire and plug it in?

Not sure which bits broken. If fuse has gone what else won't work? I'll try an accessory and see if it works.

Only cd, radio is fine

Yeah, new switches required I guess.

Where can I get a Disco Jack handle/wheel brace set?

And a rear door tray?

Usually plenty of stuff like that on eBay.

Matt

It may require the ignition to be switched on. Similar vintage of RRC does.

I know this is stating the stupidly obvious but you have checked under the rear seat?

Lee

So there's nothing actually wrong with it then ;-)

Richard

Er......yeah....thats where they are stowed! The hydraulic jack is there under the bonnet, but no wheel changing tools in the cab.

Essentially yes :-)

Or at least in the ACC position rather than OFF.

Whilst you are on eBay looking for jack bits etc get a copy of the relevant RAVE CD. That'll help immensely with the little niggles and be useful diagnosing the others.

On or around Sun, 4 Feb 2007 18:13:25 -0000, "tiscali" enlightened us thusly:

if it's got a standard spade terminal, then yes. the commonly manage to get loose.

iffy connections from CD to head unit, then, or faulty CD unit (but I reckon that's less likely)

Yes, I think that's a more accurate description!

wotsa RAVE DC?

tiscali uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Really! That was a lucky guess then. ;-)

Lee

Now where did they stow the electricity to make my cruise control work?

Donno but a RAVE CD is the Land Rover Service Manual on CD. TBH I don't know if there are versions for the 300TDi model but I would expect so. Just make sure that the one you opt for does cover your model/year of Discovery. There are lots of versions out there.

LR workshop manual covers all models for year of issue if you have d/l that manual I posted thats more or less what you get for the Disco on the Rave

95 CD plus manuals for Freeloader P38 RRC and Defender. What is useful is to have is the electronic parts catalogue as the diagrams are much clearer especially when it comes to reassembly, you know the drill which of the 4 washer/spacers goes where if you get stuck mail me . Derek

tiscali uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Nah then... is there some grey matter that says check that the brake light bulbs work, or was that a thread about being stuck in park cause by dodgie brake light bulbs.... h'mmm anyway, check the brake light bulbs to be on the safe side before investigating further.

When our cruise control goes defunct it's a perished rubber hose normally, but thats nowt to do with eletrickry so probable no use on this occasion.

Lee

Replace the vacuum line from the cruise control module (below the air intake box LHS) to the TEE by the firewall. These are prone to failure. Then ensure that all vacuum lines from TEE, are free from defect (typically easier to replace all 3 lines).