Thanks @mystery Pulled a few relays, 2 clicking on starter ign position, dont look burnt. Swapped round and cleaned contacts, no change. Mine is the es model, so a bank of AC relays too. Turning out to be quite the headache, may just fit a starter button! Will settle for getting mirrors working...

Hi Thanks guys, much appreciated. All the hotwire stuff is holding out fine. I'm no stranger to vehicle electrics, however the disco has an overwhelming quantity of cleverness. Would like to pinpoint any currently burnt items and repair or take ooc, mainly as I would rather not have something...

Thanks to those who actually came forth with something useful. To others who really didn't get the initial situation, well done for pointing out the obvious. Those that seem to like to pick on mistakes made in a stressful situation, well, sit back in your smug armchair and pontificate. Sorry...

Hi Alt was boiling the battery, so disconned it... Ooops... and volts shot up beyond meter scale, blew every light and god knows what else. Limped the rest of the 700miles off battery from the caravan on jumps thru window and fly wires to run solenoid and similar to starter. No glow plugs or...

following these links.. some guys are running 95% veg 5% unleaded... WTF??

Oh for f's sake... put in new pulleys and did the pee job whilst at it. Smugly starting the lump up without the shrieking budgie was very cool.. till I noticed the pee gasket flooding coolant all over the place. I cleaned and fussed and was really well behaved, using one of those metal (!??!)...