I don't have a P38, so this is as much use to me as a chocolate teapot, but it's a great write-up and I enjoyed reading it! Well done with the pics too.... Cheers Pete

Oh well - worth throwing it into the ring! :) Pete

Others may be able to correct me, but i think that duff diodes in the alternator could allow a drain even though the alternator still charges the battery? Pete

I am the same - I have logged every tank of fuel into a spreadsheet since 1988. My wife thinks I'm mad but I have had the spreadsheet a lot longer than I have had her!! Pete

Good write-up! Well done; I'll look forward to your future updates. Pete

Yes they can make a terrible noise. Mine sounded like stones were caught in the alternator. You can read about my problem in this thread http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/weird-alternator-problem-help-please-129428.html The fix is at post 12 in the thread. Pete

Great stuff - though it seems very odd to see one in an unrestored state but with no rust! I am looking forward to following this thread - good luck! Pete

For those who prefer prices in proper money.... http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week19Sunday13.htm?WT.z_src=main Pete

Ratchet straps to pull the axle into place? Pete

If the car is sitting on level ground, how does that work??.......... unless the body is twisted out of shape by approx. 90mm ? :confused: Or am I being dumb? :rolleyes: Pete

Stout piece of wood and scissor jack between rims to apply pressure then whack with sledgehammer? Pete

Great work - I love watching this thread. But all those tools look a bit scary on top of your battery with its exposed terminals!! :eek::eek: Pete

Is your ignition warning lamp working correctly, and the alternator charging the battery? Mine had a poor connection to the ignition warning light in the instrument panel, which stopped the 12v exciter feed to the alternator. The alternator then didn't generate power or the rev-counter...

May be worth checking the earth straps and and cleaning the connections. Sometimes they can corrode inside any insulated covering. Pete

{quietly}50p and a mars bar{/quietly} :D Couldn't resist that. Pete

Record that in your profile (click on 'User CP' near the top of the page), then it will show in every post, mate. Sorry, I can't help with your problem though! Pete

Still is for mains wiring. The only way I can remember it is that touching the brown is going to give me brown undercrackers! :eek: Pete

Agreed - I kept looking at it and thinking "that can't be right"....... Pete

Complete kits for all the above and including bearings available on ebay for about £20 - £22. Straightforward job - done it myself. Pete

For those (like me) who had never heard of KPa...... 1 Kilopascal (kPa) = 0.145037738 Psi (Pound Per Square Inch) Kilopascal is a metric unit and equals a force of 1000 Newtons per square metre. Pete