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Thanks for your help. I'll jet you know how I get on. Cheers. John

Thanks both. I'll try to locate a replacement switch pack although it is such a coincidence that it stopped working when I boost started the car. I'm thinking that something must have burnt out. I'll try one thing at a time. I'll check which alternator I've got when it stops raining...

Hi. I'm near Malmesbury in Wiltshire and have owned my 1997 P38 2.5 DSE for 4 years. I've had all the usual problems which I've managed to sort out using this forum, so thanks everyone. However, I've got a couple of problems I can't get to the bottom of at the moment. They may be related or...

Hi. I own a 1997 P38 DSE and thought for 2 years that I had a hot start problem and was looking at this fix. However, I changed the battery to the recommended one which whizzes everything around much quicker and now starts brilliantly hot or cold. Just a thought in case it helps.

I had this and found that a slight adjustment to the strike plate fixed it. It is just a couple of screws. Loosen them slightly and adjust the plate. This then makes a better contact for the switch.

The problem is that water gets in between the chrome cover and the steel wheel nut underneath it. The steel rusts and the wheel nut expands so that the wheel brace won't fit. Unfortunately you either have to replace the wheelnut or use a bigger socket. Cheers. John