Dead Discovery, part II
#1
03-04-2019, 07:44 PM
Dead Discovery, part II
Hey! So I guess my first thread is a dead link.. like my disco... 🤷🏼*♀️🤷🏼*♀️
New member here.. just picked up an 01 24 hours ago..
It was a sketch deal to begin with, but man I wanted it..
now she's dead in my drive way after a long day of finding someone to tow it from 2 hours away...
This is how it went after purchasing it..
gas was filled but guage only read half full..
Either the key is super sensitive or theres something electrical going on because the lights would blink like locking and unlocking
then my husband was driving home alligator alley with me behind him going 90 and it started to decelerate and eventually it blew..
oh and the rpms stayed at 4500 while he was cruising at 85/90mph..
pulled over locked it up and went home..
Gave tow truck driver the key and said bring it to me..
They had to drag it up the upd because the key wouldnt open the door, manually or with the button.. had to smash the back 1/4 window
in the door to manually unlock it cause even lock out kits didnt work...
husband looked at it quickly cause it was getting dark and
said maybe something with the transmission went, maybe it blew a head gasket... it dumped all its water that's for sure...
But hey.. PROJECT! LOL FML..
What chall think? 💁🏼*♀️💁🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️
New member here.. just picked up an 01 24 hours ago..
It was a sketch deal to begin with, but man I wanted it..
now she's dead in my drive way after a long day of finding someone to tow it from 2 hours away...
This is how it went after purchasing it..
gas was filled but guage only read half full..
Either the key is super sensitive or theres something electrical going on because the lights would blink like locking and unlocking
then my husband was driving home alligator alley with me behind him going 90 and it started to decelerate and eventually it blew..
oh and the rpms stayed at 4500 while he was cruising at 85/90mph..
pulled over locked it up and went home..
Gave tow truck driver the key and said bring it to me..
They had to drag it up the upd because the key wouldnt open the door, manually or with the button.. had to smash the back 1/4 window
in the door to manually unlock it cause even lock out kits didnt work...
husband looked at it quickly cause it was getting dark and
said maybe something with the transmission went, maybe it blew a head gasket... it dumped all its water that's for sure...
But hey.. PROJECT! LOL FML..
What chall think? 💁🏼*♀️💁🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️
#2
03-04-2019, 07:52 PM
Super Moderator
#3
03-04-2019, 08:08 PM
Super Moderator
I’d never drive anything I just bought home at 80-90MPH especially a LR. At those speeds you could easily overheat it with a stock thermostat (after 65MPH-75MPH the radiator surface area can’t keep up with the heat generated by the engine and temps will rise. I always take a ScanGauge II with me to monitor voltage, RPM, and WT. From the sound of it she either blew a hose, boiled over, or a combination of things.
4500RPM at 80-90MPH sounds kinda high to me, I’ve gone up to 85MPH and I think I was in the 3500-3700RPM range (sounds like it was in 3rd vs 4th). Rev limiter hits at 5500RPM.
Sorry no one could get into your LR without having to bust a window. I’ve somehow always figured out a way to get into anything I’ve owned without resorting to breaking the window. LR door’s have A LOT of play in the top, and usually a small wedge is enough to spread open the top of the door allowing me to use a stiff wire or fish tape to snag the inner door latch. If it’s super locked (which yours wasn’t) there is no other way, but normal locked = easy.
4500RPM at 80-90MPH sounds kinda high to me, I’ve gone up to 85MPH and I think I was in the 3500-3700RPM range (sounds like it was in 3rd vs 4th). Rev limiter hits at 5500RPM.
Sorry no one could get into your LR without having to bust a window. I’ve somehow always figured out a way to get into anything I’ve owned without resorting to breaking the window. LR door’s have A LOT of play in the top, and usually a small wedge is enough to spread open the top of the door allowing me to use a stiff wire or fish tape to snag the inner door latch. If it’s super locked (which yours wasn’t) there is no other way, but normal locked = easy.
#4
03-04-2019, 08:30 PM
I’d never drive anything I just bought home at 80-90MPH especially a LR. At those speeds you could easily overheat it with a stock thermostat (after 65MPH-75MPH the radiator surface area can’t keep up with the heat generated by the engine and temps will rise. I always take a ScanGauge II with me to monitor voltage, RPM, and WT. From the sound of it she either blew a hose, boiled over, or a combination of things.
4500RPM at 80-90MPH sounds kinda high to me, I’ve gone up to 85MPH and I think I was in the 3500-3700RPM range (sounds like it was in 3rd vs 4th). Rev limiter hits at 5500RPM.
Sorry no one could get into your LR without having to bust a window. I’ve somehow always figured out a way to get into anything I’ve owned without resorting to breaking the window. LR door’s have A LOT of play in the top, and usually a small wedge is enough to spread open the top of the door allowing me to use a stiff wire or fish tape to snag the inner door latch. If it’s super locked (which yours wasn’t) there is no other way, but normal locked = easy.
4500RPM at 80-90MPH sounds kinda high to me, I’ve gone up to 85MPH and I think I was in the 3500-3700RPM range (sounds like it was in 3rd vs 4th). Rev limiter hits at 5500RPM.
Sorry no one could get into your LR without having to bust a window. I’ve somehow always figured out a way to get into anything I’ve owned without resorting to breaking the window. LR door’s have A LOT of play in the top, and usually a small wedge is enough to spread open the top of the door allowing me to use a stiff wire or fish tape to snag the inner door latch. If it’s super locked (which yours wasn’t) there is no other way, but normal locked = easy.
Yea, I agree, he shouldn't of pushed it to 90, but we just wanted to get home..
The rpms were definitely high for the mph.. hopefully the engine is salvageable, that's all I hope for really
#5
03-05-2019, 08:45 AM
Rock Crawling
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03-05-2019, 09:19 AM
#7
03-05-2019, 09:31 AM
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#8
03-05-2019, 09:55 AM
Super Moderator
When I bought my 94 RRC LWB way back in the day my g/f at the time I insisted on driving it home. It was in great shape, but I was gonna take it easy. Nah she got in, went 65MPH down the access road & I lost her in traffic. Got home about 15min behind her, and found all 4 mud flaps had flown off during her test drive home, and the brakes smelled burnt to a crisp.....
I never let her drive it again!!
I never let her drive it again!!
#9
03-05-2019, 10:56 AM
Recovery Vehicle
Hey! So I guess my first thread is a dead link.. like my disco... 🤷🏼*♀️🤷🏼*♀️
New member here.. just picked up an 01 24 hours ago..
It was a sketch deal to begin with, but man I wanted it..
now she's dead in my drive way after a long day of finding someone to tow it from 2 hours away...
This is how it went after purchasing it..
gas was filled but guage only read half full..
Either the key is super sensitive or theres something electrical going on because the lights would blink like locking and unlocking
then my husband was driving home alligator alley with me behind him going 90 and it started to decelerate and eventually it blew..
oh and the rpms stayed at 4500 while he was cruising at 85/90mph..
pulled over locked it up and went home..
Gave tow truck driver the key and said bring it to me..
They had to drag it up the upd because the key wouldnt open the door, manually or with the button.. had to smash the back 1/4 window
in the door to manually unlock it cause even lock out kits didnt work...
husband looked at it quickly cause it was getting dark and
said maybe something with the transmission went, maybe it blew a head gasket... it dumped all its water that's for sure...
But hey.. PROJECT! LOL FML..
What chall think? 💁🏼*♀️💁🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️
New member here.. just picked up an 01 24 hours ago..
It was a sketch deal to begin with, but man I wanted it..
now she's dead in my drive way after a long day of finding someone to tow it from 2 hours away...
This is how it went after purchasing it..
gas was filled but guage only read half full..
Either the key is super sensitive or theres something electrical going on because the lights would blink like locking and unlocking
then my husband was driving home alligator alley with me behind him going 90 and it started to decelerate and eventually it blew..
oh and the rpms stayed at 4500 while he was cruising at 85/90mph..
pulled over locked it up and went home..
Gave tow truck driver the key and said bring it to me..
They had to drag it up the upd because the key wouldnt open the door, manually or with the button.. had to smash the back 1/4 window
in the door to manually unlock it cause even lock out kits didnt work...
husband looked at it quickly cause it was getting dark and
said maybe something with the transmission went, maybe it blew a head gasket... it dumped all its water that's for sure...
But hey.. PROJECT! LOL FML..
What chall think? 💁🏼*♀️💁🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️🤦🏼*♀️
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#10
03-05-2019, 12:00 PM
TReK
Just buying a different one, and using this one for parts sounds like an excellent idea based on the electrical/lock issue. A coolant pressure test will tell you if the head gasket blew, but the electrical stuff is a whole can of worms you'd need a very good OBDII tool to deal with yourself, and lots of time.