Have you got a low level fuel warning light and the two wires to connect to a sender with the two terminals if so best option buy a new sender then all works as it should
Black wil be earth
Have you read these
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/7211712/?q=Hazard+wiring&t=post&c%5Bchild_nodes%5D=1&c%5Bnodes%5D%5B0%5D=6&o=relevance
https://www.glencoyne.co.uk/chassis.htm
Have you seen this, you can see cast dates on the LH side of engine block
https://www.lrfaq.org/FAQ.3.LR_production.html
That’s what I wondered as I did the 4 extra bolts in the bottom for the 200 di, so are you saying even with the di it’s over stressing the series gearbox
Were the ring gaps equally split around the circumference. Is there some black marks in the cylinder pic running down
Have you honed the bores after new rings