Here are a couple of photos of the thermostat. I had flushed the heater. It is clean and open problem must be from somewhere else. For the time being a small size blanket is proving to be very useful in the truck! One per passenger.

Santana series 3 engine photo as requested. It is a 2.25 petrol engine and takes about 13L/100 km when it is in a good mode.

I removed both pipes and there was no water anywhere. Thanks for your replies guys. I am going to to do some mechanic work tomorrow (on battery and wiring this time) would be a good opportunity to find where that valve is. By the way if you installed a new battery and the handle was just like...

OK let me summarize and see if I got it. Engine starts and it is cold > Thermostat (When you say valve do you mean thermostat?) is closed so no water is circulating in engine or the heaters > engine warms up to operating temperature > Thermostat opens > water with aid of water pump flows in...

Thanks for the replies. This raises another question, should water circulate through heating pipes as it circulate the engine or only when heater is on ? I guess only when the heat is on, right? I am wondering if water is not passing through engine. Although it does not heat up. I tried to...

Hello everybody 1. There are two hoses going from engine to the heating radiator. One of them has a small valve on it. Which one of these pipes take the water TO the heater ? 2. I opened both of these hoses and although heat was switched on no water was passing through either one. Why do...

I will try re-opening and trying to add the pulley today. Last three days it worked fine and reading of voltage on the battery did not show any problems. I am only worried about the belt so we try to see if I can fit the old pulley into this one. thanks for your replies

My alternator wasn't working and a friend had an extra alternator which he says came of a Mercedes. It is slightly bigger and is rated 80. It fits into place but has a bigger pulley in front. Because of that the belt fits in with some difficulty but does fit in. I have 2 concerns: 1 since...

Trench Rat thanks a million for the photos they will be very useful. I had no idea it was harder to start a diesel engine with a crank, interesting. But guys you have other advantages that make up for it many times over. For example: Biodiesel - You can fill up your tank with discarded french...

Thanks imortim1 it is very nice of you, however it does not cost me anything to build it and quite frankly I prefer to build it than buy it. (As world marches forward I try to go back in time - kicking and screaming - so building the crank would be a bonus fun) I saw a couple of instruction...

Thanks imortim1 but with shipping and possible duties it comes to a lot more than 34. If I have the dimensions it would not be difficult to build. But thanks anyways it is good to know that supplier I had never heard about him before. I looked under the truck and saw where it should fit in...

Thanks everybody. Trench Rat that would be very nice of you. The tricky part is the tip. If you could figure out the thickness of the part sticking out and how long it is, that would be great help and much appreciated.

Hello everybody I would like to build a hand crank (since I have not been able to find one). Are there any drawings or instructions for building it anywhere? I have searched but except for small photos on retailer site have not found anything. The photos are too small to figure out how the...

Thank you guys.

There is a Defender announced for 2020 and I have seen several in-depth video reviews of it on Internet. So on the positive side your petition worked. On the negative side it looks nothing like a LR or a Defender.

Thanks for the replies guys. I used my multi meter to read the battery with the engine on and off and it showed 35 volts in both cases! I have to find a proper multi meter first. I opened the panel cluster and moved it out (as far as steering wheel permits) to see the jungle of wires behind...

the red light in this picture right in the lower center bellow the word CHARGE is practically on all the time. Also, to avoid having to see another mechanic: Where is the ground that goes into that panel? thanks in advance

Hello Often bother dials of fuel and temperature gauge in my truck are fallen at the lowest position. They always either both are OK or both are not working at the same time. It is not because of a fuse I have checked that. Also the the red light right bellow in the middle is frequently on...

Blackburn as far as my memory serves it is usually the longer shaft and the thing just twists almost 90 degrees in the middle of grooves at the end. Thanks for your replies. I tried the suggested counting test three times with front driver tire jacked up, neutral, locked and high range (red...

Well I had problems with rear dif. In fact in 6 years I have changed 3 although they were all used (could not find new locally). This time also it had developed a lot of play (loose smaller gear). May be we have finally found out why. I will try it tomorrow. Thanks everybody for your advice...