See the straw bales in the pic? Were ready in case during lift, then moved away so as not to wet.

Not near the tipping point in the pic, it is quite amazing how far up you have to go to reach that point.

Sometimes,

This is how I clean mine's underside:) still original rear crossmember although it has had a couple of patches.

Sounds like you are enjoying your truck. Kids just love Landy rides. Don't forget to take care of the underside and bulkhead. A regular oiling every year has kept mine happy for many a year along with home made "Gwyn Lewis' type flaps to keep crud away from things like footwells and crossmembers.

That is a fine example of using a sledge hammer to crack a nut. Just about all CV's and Drive shafts in cars are held in place by C Clips and shock method is the way to separate them

My 200tdi is an original Defender high turbo version. The Air filter housing is mounted on the downward slope of the NS wing behind the head lamp. Not a fan of the 300 system myself making lift pump hard to get to and the fact that the mount uses two of the head bolts to attach:rolleyes:

What you have there is a set of series door handle units and Yes they can not be locked from the inside, at least the drivers could not. On the passenger side where that hole is near the handle there would have been push in pin like the series 2 window stop. They are not suitable for a...

As it had gone floppy likely the switch.

When cold I find it is good to turn engine over for 2/3 seconds before giving heat. This puts some fresh fuel vapour in the combustion chambers to warm up.

You would miss the comforts of the Rangy I bet.

Fuel Injectors inside the rocker box are another idea in the same class, if it or its pipe/connection leaks fuel goes into the sump and dilutes the lubricating oil and you will know nowt about it unless you check the dip stick very often.

In that case one or the other has not been made at the correct angle.

As above, clamp door top, length of pipe over the rod. If you have a means of local heating rod near door frame it will reduce chance of bending the door box itself. On a visit to the Land Rover factory many moons ago it was an eye opener on how workers made parts fit.

Have you made sure the earth from engine block to chassis is Good?

On mine I had to feed a spanner up the bulkhead foot to hold the nut, fun putting them back, new ones. They may have been captive at one time.

When I did mine a couple of years ago I followed the advice of a fellow Landyzone member and removed the floor plate and the bulkhead to tub rail.

Have a look on you tube "The search for Popski's Lost Patrol" Popski and his private army were desert raiders in WW2 much like the Long Range Desert Group and S.A.S. An expedition searches for the remains of the lost patrol using a number of interesting Land Rovers. Break downs, fixes and...

If no drive in any gear in H L diff lock Likely a fail of the Mt 82 gearbox output shaft. Look up on Ashcroft's site.

Sounds very likely, could be something basic like half shaft or CV or more serious like diff, or clutch or box itself.