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Here is mine. It is original paint but I have no idea what the paint color or code is.

The switch is not the easiest to get to...especially the 2 small screws holding it in. You will have to remove the instrument cluster and then perform some expert level hand contortionist maneuvers to get at the 2 screws. I gave up and drilled out the 2 shear bolts holding the entire barrel...

I drilled them out. What a pain in the A** this ignition is. It looks like the spring in the switch is what has caused my troubles. Hopefully the new switch I ordered will remedy this. Just in case, I'm gonna pull an entire ignition out of a junker as back-up.

How do you get the ignition off? The fasteners clamping the ignition to the steering column do not seem to have any sort of bolt head for a socket or slots for a screwdriver. I did confirm that the plastic ignition switch at the rear of the ignition is broken. Was hoping to remove the...

Thanks...very helpful. I will check all of that this evening. I think I will run up to the local wrecker yard and grab another switch as well.

Today I went to start up my 200tdi Defender and the ignition got stuck all the way on. The engine started but the starter kept turning. I was able to get the ignition turned off with considerable effort, but it took me about 30 seconds. Now I can not get the engine to start at all. It is...

I fixed it! Last night I was re-watching a few Youtube videos on doing the timing belt and decided to recheck the FIP timing. Turns out I was not getting the timing pin engaged correctly. Anyway after getting the pin in correctly and then tighting everything up it cranked right over. Thanks...

Ok. I pulled the valve cover and pulled the #1 piston glow plug to feel when the compression stroke was occurring. All is lined up...crank pin in, 2 lines showing on flywheel through inspection port, valves on #1 cylinder appear to be closed, cam lined up with arrow, and pin through sprocket...

Got it. I'll let you know how it goes.

You will have to excuse my ignorance on this...it my first timing belt change which is turning out to be quite the learning experience. So when you say turn the cam...do you mean turn the cam sprocket only? I've got it all apart again. Crankshaft is pinned at tdc. Do I remove belt and turn cam?

That's exactly what I think is the problem. How do I remedy this?

Looks like I have some more reading to do before I tear into it tomorrow since I have never done either before. Thanks for all of the help thus far, I'll let you know how it turns out.

So if my valves on #1 cylinder are not shut. How do I get them aligned correctly if the crank pin is in the proper position and it is showing that I am at TDC?

Crank key is in and crank key is at 12 o'clock. I did not remove the front pump pulley nut but loosened the 3 screws when I put the belt on.

Second attempt at timing it up correctly failed as well. Tomorrow will be my third time taking the whole thing apart and reattempting to get this thing done correctly before I call it quits and take it to a garage. I am now convinced (after extensive reading) that I have somehow managed to get...