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my first v8 and......its all going wrong

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Disco-andy:
Iv had 3 diesel discos but this is my first v8 and......im not happy

so my v8 disco, which iv had on the road now for 3 day has started cutting out every 500 yards or so and wont restart for 5 min or so after.

Its a 3.9 on single point lpg, but it cutting out on both fuels.

Its only been doing it since it started raining, eg i drove 130 miles yesterday and it didn't miss a beat the niped out in the rain to drop my son off and it made it 1/2 a mile then cut out and again 3 more time on the same 1/2 mile home.

I took it for a short run this morning and its no better, then home this evening and didn't even make it out the compound.

After punching the wheel and hurting my wrist'!"! I took the air filter out and drove home (on petrol, but tried gas in the street seamed fine) it was ok .

The air filter wasn't new but not so dirty id worry about it, possibly damp?? but think im hoping that's all it is

Any Ideas????????????

gtomo2:
Welcome to the fun of v8,s first off were is your evaporator fitted mine was fitted near the bottom of the inner wing and it would cut out in wet weather ad it moved to behind the headlight and no problem. Check the dissy and leads if they look old or of not good make change them as that wont help in wet weather as the fan sucks wet air onto the dissy.

Range Rover Blues:
Sounds like mine when the coil went.

auf_wiedersehen_pet:

--- Quote from: Disco-andy on November 09, 2008, 17:40:39 ---After punching the wheel and hurting my wrist'!"!
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I did that. Jammed the horn on and drove home redfaced - thankfully a short 1mile journey.

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gtomo2:

--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on November 09, 2008, 18:04:10 ---Sounds like mine when the coil went.

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Yea seconed that mine cut out when the coil got hot after a few mins it would start up again only to die a few mins later whe it warmed up. Changed coil and it didnt do it again

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