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I found where it came off... there's a bracket just left of starter cables, with a bolt going thru it that has a ring connector attached that's not got a wire on it. That's its home.

The green wire is an earth! Fir the relay on side of van (immobiliser?) Connect it and it starts first go. I have photi I can upload. I just attached it to on of the nuts on starter. That's shiny and new cos I fitted it. Dunno where it's actually snapped from, or how lol.

PHEW!!!!

Plan of action in the morning:

× check fuse(s). Injectors fuel pump & solenoid.

× check solenoid - can disconnect positive and reconnect to see if it clicks. Voltmeter will confirm whether there is a current.

× check pump - test whether there is a current.

× if all is good, check whether fuel is leaving the pump by undoing the bolts suggested by Ken.

× still no idea? Call the mobile mechanic and prepare for deep wallet surgery.

Notes:
Might be a goof idea to check the various wires with multimeter before checking fuses. If they all have currents, it saves me having to work out which fuse is what, because if there's currents to the various parts, then the fuses are obviously fine.

I know there's fuel coming from the fuel tank since the primer bulb spits out a little fuel once you've pressed it enough times (hence the AA man suggestion that the diaphragm is defective).

Ken, yes you're right it's not actually a bulb on my van, but a plastic pressy thing that forms part of the  plastic fuel filter housing. Little harder to bypass ?.

When I got the van, the previous owner did tell me that a mechanic told him there is a split O ring "on the fuel pipe" (which one? Hence I've not fixed it yet) - this o ring causes the fuel to drain back down into the tank if the van is left sitting for any length of time, particularly on a hill - I usually end up having to prime every few days - sometimes even the very next day if its been sitting not turned over for 15+ hours. But then it starts straight away until the next time that it's left sitting for several hours.

Coincidence, unsure ... but whilst looking about the engine bay, there was a green wire that looks like it has snapped off from somewhere, but we couldn't quite see from where

Oh you mean that stuff that I bought 4 litres of the other week for the brakes and used hardly any of it and thought I'd never find another use for it for some time to come... 

I dont want to use another bottle of fluid to find where the leak is - is there anything I can use as a temp. substitute for this investigation? Barring that, I suppose I could try and collect the drippings to put back in?

Might seem like a silly question, but have you tried priming it?

I gave up in the end - I called up the Auto Parts store first thing this morning to ask why they supplied a product that wasn't as described (I know it wasn't their fault, as it was a box that came sealed from the manufacturer) - the shop didn't have another box of these pads in stock but they suggested I contact the manufacturer to ask and complain.

Since I had already fitted two of the four pads onto the van, and the other side looks as though it was done fairly recently, I kept the other two pads to one side. If the manufacturer gets back to me and accepts they fecked up, and swaps them for the ones with the wear indicator plug, then I can put them on at that point.

YAY one successful installation.

Given the quality of the driver side brake pads and disc I didn't bother changing it. So I have a spare disc and pads now ? I'll change them together when they go, if I still have van by then.

On a side note, having a chance to look underneath she is SOLID!!!

The piston turned out to be good. I did 10 miles and the only sign of brake fluid is from the bleed valve were I pumped the pedal and it passed out and covered the back of the front bumper and horn 

https://www.drivetecautoparts.com/products/braking/