I have a 97 disco series 1 with 130k on it. My question is when I'm driving for about an hour or so, I would feel underneath my driving shifter stick (P, R, N, 3, 2, 1) that its running hot. The metal piece underneath it would run hot. Is that normal? Oh yeah, I have it in high lock(normal driving) all the time when i'm driving around the city and highway.

 

Well you are going to get heat from the transmisison and exhaust building up under the truck to some extent.
I have never noticed my gear shifter getting hot but I have never checked before either.
The "hump" where the transmission is gets warm if I rest my leg on it, but thats normal.
But here is the question, is your parking brake lever getting hot?
There is a electrical ground under the truck right in that area and it can short out on the parking brake cable, rare but it can happen.

 

so far, my parking brake is not running hot. just the driving stick shifter metal piece and underneath the plastic plate is running hot. I just wanted to know if that is normal on a rover.

 

I cant really say for sure, the transmisison is directly under the gear shifter so it stands to reason that you could get heat build up.
We are only talking like 6" under where your shifter is, so its pretty close.

 

All (both) D1's I've had do this, like almost too hot to touch. I've always assumed that as long as the Trans fluid temp warning light stays off we're good.

And your CDL should be UNlocked for city driving unless you're driving through snow.

 

Good catch Smoky, I did not notice that one, yes, UNLOCKED HI for normal daily driving.

 

No, I don't have my CDL stuck on LOCK mode(HI or LO). Well, I just realized it when i was driving for about an hour or so and went through a drive thru and grab some change that's been sitting next to my gear shift throughout the trip. It was really hot to touch. (didn't burnt my finger though). Just wanted to know if anybody else is experiencing it or if this is just normal on all D1s. I do have lots of transmission fluid on it and wasn't towing anything.

 

In your original post you said that you had it in hi lock.

My truck does not get hot like that so something must be amis, I cant think of what it may be but this does not sound normal to me.
Smokeyrabbit said that his 2 DI's did this, I only have one...

 

sorry, about that .. what i meant is, unlocked hi.

 

No problem, you see our confusion though.
Now somebody else with a DI needs to give us their input.