Hey all. Bought a 2003 Discovery SE (totally rebuilt engine), low miles, super nice, late last year. A couple months ago I saw a 2003 SE7 sitting next to an old shop, same tan interior, So I thought I'd inquire. Great body parts, but sunroof broken out to steal the radio. Owner would sell it for $1000, so I took it. He explained it was an everyday driver, but then started running rough, then stopped. He told me it needed a new "camshaft sensor" and ran well, but it sat for a bit, and he lost interest when the radio was stolen.
Buying it for parts, but when I put a battery in, it cranked easily. Fired and sputtered with ether. So, what the heck, I'll give it a try. Put gas in the tank and fired off and sputtered a bit too. But I was wondering if he meant "crankshaft sensor".
So, I ordered both from Atlantic British (thanks for the tips on here guys!). Installed them both, and today tried starting it. Fired right off but wouldn't keep running. I noticed all the lights disappeared though. Tried again, same thing. So, I held the key and pushed in, and it kept running, reasonably well! Tried forward and reversive, both worked. So, I may want to make it a driver.
Anybody have any idea about what might be happening to the ignition switch? Truck was sitting for about 9 years is my guess. Corroded internal contacts? Bad lubrication?
Thanks in advance, any thoughts are appreciated!

 

Yeah, worth taking apart the switch and troubleshooting, might be rusted inside. Could always just get a replacement from a breaker and swap the lock cyl part of the switch.