Bath (silicone) sealant - yep..!!! Makes its way round to the rad bleed pipe and blocks it at the header tank end.. steam results.

…and check for the problem I had - blocked rad bleed pipe into the header tank. Ring UV tracer dye too.

I'll check for drips - good point.

Just to add: The overheating was caused by a blocked radiator bleed pipe, so that problem was found and fixed. Doesn't overheat at all now - well, if you believe the temp gauge. But no boiling noises anyway!! Doesn't seem to be using coolant. So maybe I have just not bled the system fully - plus...

Not me, that must have been someone else.

My P38 head gasket seems to be leaking gas into the cooling system, after an overheating event. No white smoke, no oil in the coolant and no coolant in the oil. The header tank does not smell of exhaust fumes at all. I got a RELD test kit, blue dye turned yellow in 2 minutes, confirming exhaust...

Looks like my P38 has a leaky head gasket that needs replacing - any suggestions of an independent specialist in the Cambridge area / East Anglia / Bedfordshire or somewhere not too far away? Thank you!

I want a dark grey sticker - it would mean that I refuse to support child slave labour being used to extract rare minerals from mines in African countries and then shipped out by Wagner Group thugs and sold to electric car manufacturers via Switzerland.

How very French - I'll avoid the cities then. So, no parking your Ferrari outside the Casino these days.... Thanks for the explanation.

The RAC site Crit'air guide confused me... see attached.

Can't find anything listed on the above subject. The stickers relate to the vehicle emissions, a bit like our ULEZ. I understand that "Crit'air" stickers are required in France, for driving in certain cities. Failure to display one in the lower right side of the windscreen leads to a hefty fine...

Thanks, I hoped that was the answer but thought I would double-check. I think I might carefully remove it and replace after adding some Loctite Blue to the thread.

Midwives make good P38 owners...

Thanks - very useful info. I have done the mesh replacement so presumably the old rotted foam is now residing in the tubes, held in place by the duckbills.... Duck bills on tubes, the favourite design option, are OK off the production line when everything is nice and clean...

Another "interesting" event on my P38. The oil filler cap was sticky and when I managed to turn it, the adapter that connects it to the cam cover came away too. I cleaned the adapter threads and carefully screwed it back into the cam cover using the two internal ears that it has. I then cleaned...

I can’t see any drains, it would really help to know what I am looking for, at each end. The ends of the scuttle are obscured on my P38, underneath several layers of metal.

Struggling to find the scuttle drains - got a picture or diagram etc? Many thanks....

A note ref my experiences getting a tow-bar fitted to my 1997 4.0SE. Like yours, mine had no previous fittings. I got a complete original towbar from a breaker, including the swan neck. Rusty of course, and it was a tricky job separating the swan neck from the cross tube. I then had the cross...

My mistake - profound apologies. Details attached.

It is not listed as stolen. The owner should report it as stolen. Or maybe it hasn't been stolen at all.