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    manual transmission not selecting gears when idle

    Clutch plate fitted wrong way, or splines need a little lube so clutch can release
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    Tail lights only flickering

    Or if you have a towing socket, it could be moisture ingress
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    Oh No!

    Lock it, or lose it, as the saying goes
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    The Guessing Game

    Too many red herrings!
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    The Guessing Game

    Does the broken u bolt look to fit the bracket?
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    The Guessing Game

    Bracket usually found on plant trailers, to stop overrun brake cables from dragging on the road, I suspect the tyre caught it, and flicked it up under your vehicle
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    Big End bearings

    The big end cap looks terribly hammered in the pic, were the bolts loose when you dismantled, or is it a poor photo?
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    Big End bearings

    What condition are the main bearings? Are/were both thrust washers in place ?
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    Big End bearings

    Wrong thickness head gasket?
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    Bolt fell out of engine!

    Check your top engine mounts for a missing bolt
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    Big End bearings

    Did you oil the shells at fitting, and did you prime the pump before assembly? Are the crankshaft journals in tolerance?
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    TD5 piston rings

    Does compression improve with a thimble of oil in the bores? did you deglaze the bores before rebuilding?
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    Defender 110 Stolen - Surrey

    They’re busy stealing hi luxe’s round here
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    Speedometer in km/h

    If you run through vehicle settings, you probably can, if not you’ll need a plug in tool, gap or the like
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    Clutch stuck 300 tdi

    Did the new clutch plate slide nicely on the input shaft before you did any assembly?
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    63 reg Disco TDV6 268bhp auto commercial, battery light on

    Diode pack/ regulator on back of alternator failing, it’s bound to have a smart alternator that disconnects when accelerating etc You should probably get it on diagnostics for live test whilst running
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    Drove through 2 feet of water, next day, clunking/sputtering when turning left/right slowly?

    Sounds like electric handbrake is fubar, full strip down and reset needed
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    Land Rover 300tdi clutch not disengaging after engine out

    That is the obvious fault, are you able to try a longer slave push rod? Depending on free play of course
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Oh dear.

    You’re good if you can get mig to stick to rust !
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    Ring gap, new rings? Or new pistons?

    New shells, oil pump , rings and hone the bores, it will run nicely