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What do you mean by: "it won't even turn on the handle"? Is the engine seized?

Yes, I know somebody who has a TD5 in a series, I think he trials it or does a lot of off-road stuff. He said he is happy with it. Not my cup of tea at all...

This is my solution: anti-fatigue mats. Advantages are that you can cut it to shape in bits and not having to juggle huge great slabs of rubber into position. It's cheap if you shop around. Cuts easily with a craft knife and glue into place with contact adhesive. Leave the floor section unglued.

Advance the pump timing, just a tiny bit is all it will need. Too much and it will knock.

Yes, it looks like a 'Facet' pump and they do blow better than they suck but in reality they will suck a lot further than they should do, officially... Mine is about five feet from the tank; they are supposed to have a 'lift' of only 30cm.

It's different to the series which has a separate fuel pick-up pipe but the same principle applies. Thanks for the pictures, now I know the difference between a Santana and a series fuel tank. When you say 1/3rd full, is the tank 1/3rd full or is that just what the gauge says? Might be that the...

Quite right, it's why I said if you can get it out. If rusty or fragile looking don't risk it but syphon instead.

I'm not familiar with the Santana but I've seen pictures... Assuming the tank is under the seat like a Brit LR? You will need to take the fuel pick-up pipe out of the tank, usually two screws. The filter should be soldered onto the end of the pipe. If it is blocked, the easiest answer is to tear...

There is one thing you haven't thought of and the symptoms fit: It might be simple fuel starvation, probably caused by a blocked filter mesh on the fuel pick-up pipe inside the fuel tank. What happens is that foreign bodies are floating around in the fuel and they gradually gather around the...

You don't need to remove the drop-arm when taking the steering box off the vehicle though. Just the bolts holding the box to the upright and wiggle it out. I don't have a drop-arm puller, I use a bearing splitter and a harmonic balancer puller with a couple of bits of studding or some long...

I connected my main power lead to the back of the alternator, I think I fitted a slightly bigger eye terminal too. You should see a difference in brightness, I didn't think I would but it was noticeably brighter. It took me most of a day too. Well done Simon. John

We had this conversation a while back: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/have-you-ever-fitted-a-boomslang-harness-to-a-series.338010/#post-4409216

I have a Disco one as well, found it in a scrapper. No handle could I find though but I made one with a bit of pipe. Never had to use it so it's good to know that it works on a series. Find yourself a nice bit of thick ply to stand it on ready for soft ground.

All you need is a generic block heater, there are many for sale on ebay and on Amazon, don't worry about a make or model, just make sure it is big enough for your size of engine. Mine is alleged to be 2KW. Connections? You just tee into the heater hoses, look at the picture I posted above. The...

Living in Sweden, I should have thought you would be spoilt for choice in engine heaters? A sump heater would be a good idea too.

I like that... the bumper that is, good job, well done.

It's one of those taps with the 'wing-nut' part broken off, they always used to break like that, useless damned things. You might be able to remove the whole as Blackburn has said: it is brass and most likely will turn out but be careful and don't force it. You might be able to source a brass...

My cheap Chinese block heater fitted:

I've loved English bull terriers ever since I saw 'Incredible journey' when I was a kid. Never owned one though; Jack Russells for most of my life.

What is this, the Fairey fan club?