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My Discovery 1 V8 on carburettors failed its MOT on emissions, carbon monoxide level 3.71 versus Max limit of 3.50 failed it. Same thing happened last year I was lucky that time as there was a guy available to tweak the carbs. I have been looking at the Gunson gastester which according to the inform...

I would appreciate your thoughts – I am rebuilding the cylinder heads on a 3.5 v8, carb version, from a Discovery 1, which has 75,000 miles on the clock which I believe to be genuine. I am going to re-grind the valves which all look good and no play in the valve guides. Question - is it necessary to...

I posted earlier about the suspected head gasket leak with coolant getting into two of the cylinders as the spark plugs in those two were washed clean as opposed to the other cylinders which are sooty. So I have gone through the process today removing the right hand cylinder head (it’s a V8 Disco 1 ...

I have a Discovery 1 on carbs which has been losing coolant water and I can’t work it out! There are no obvious leaks anywhere and as it is not a regular use vehicle it’s hard to determine how much coolant is going though I am guessing around quarter to half a litre on a 50 to 60 mile trip. There ar...

Hi, I am pleased to have found this forum as I will have some questions regarding the 3.5 V8 in my Discovery 1 and it looks like I might be in the right place! I am a serial V8 owner, I have had them mainly in Land Rovers – Range Rover and Discovery variants, and also in a Morgan +8 which was a carb...