Re: Opel GT and Mercury Capri II
Having been a Capri nut for the 25 years, and owning 5 of
them as I type, I can say for sure that what you experienced
with your Mk2 was an anomily, My Mk1s, all 4 of them don't
leak oil, the brake rotors haven't warped, they've gotten
over 200K miles without a rebuild, and are a good deal of
fun to go out and flog as often as possible. My Mk2 has
a V8 in it, with a T5, and 8" 4.11:1 geared Ford rear end,
and is more fun than a guy should be allowed to have...
The biggest problems Capris had, were american mechanics,
who didn't understand the "German way" of thinking, every
switch supplies the ground to the relay for each circuit,
not normal for that era of Cars, I've had to repair more
cobbled together stuff than you can shake a stick at, as
for the water pumps, there is another american rebuilder
problem, they just didn't get it, I've got a '73 2.6 in my
73 MG-B-GT, with over 100K miles on it, on the original
water pump...
SteveL