In message , on Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Barney Gumble writes
Run a bead of PU sealant/adhesive along the channel in the glass support bracket and push the glass back in. Wind the window up and don't touch it for at least 24 hours.
Replacement or repair I would guess. These people can probably repair them:
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Cost me £70 to get a speedo repaired about 3 years ago.
Did it ever? Some of the early models didn't have intermittent wipe AFAIR.
Original type mirrors are like rocking horse poo. Mirrors from London Taxis are virtually identical but cost around £90 each. There are quite a few Capri breakers and specialists around.
1) The winder mechanism has come off the runners. Take the door card off and you'll see.
2) Probably dead tacho. Replacement instrument clusters go for little on EBay.
3) It is supposed to start at 10MPH.
4) Get a new one.
Take a look at the mechanism - the window glass can come out of the runner and drop down. Often the two small plastic "wheels" which run in a groove can get bent out of shape. Take off your door card and have a look (you will need to unscrew the handle first).
The tacho is electric I believe, so every 4 sparks on a 4cyl. car makes 1 rev. Could be something simple like a wire come off. I believe the wire runs down to the distributor. The Haynes Manual would possibly have a wiring diagram.
Not had that problem before, but try taking the gauges out, removing the "glass" from the front and resetting the needle to 0. Could work.
I had the same problem. Each "click" on the stick is made by a small notch. Eventually the notches get worn and are made deeper to the thing that clicks into the notch won't go. I think it's a little springy thing. I solved this by replacing the wiper control with a spare from a scrap Capri and it worked fine.
The Capri Club International website has a parts for sale section. You might also try eBay. I also have all the parts listed above and more. If it was on a Capri I have it. E-mail me for more details if you wish.
I had this problem on a Triumph, but the mechanism will be similar. Underneath the window will be a widened U shape in metal, and on the winder mechanism will be a plastic round shape that fits the U. With use and/or abuse, either the plastic bit can wear or the U shape can widen slightly, allowing one to separate from the other. It is virtually impossible to push the round bit back into the U, even though it can come out that way. Be prepared to loosen the winder mechanism so that you can slide the round shape into the end of the U and then refit everything.
There are usually 4 wires running from an electronic tacho. One works the internal light, one connects to the live side of the electrics when the ignition is on, one connects to earth, and one to the distributor points. A bad connection on any of the last three will leave you with a dead unit. But before trying to trace all the connections, I would check all the fuses.
Jim
PS, only 2-stroke engines give you 4 sparks per rev on a 4 cylinder car. On a Capri you get half that number.
Not sure you're right there. I've had a similar issue on my Triumph but the mechanism on mine isn't as you describe. I also had the door in bits on one of my Capri's (about 8 years ago) and don't recall any U shapes on that either.
The winder mechanism has to be able to push the window up and also pull it down (it doesn't just drop by gravity). So under the window glass on the Triumph was some sort of receiver with two bearing surfaces, one to push up and one to pull down, that allows the bit attached to the door to operate as an arc.
I haven't got any manuals dealing with a Capri, but I have got an old Haynes manual on the MkII Granada. It appears to have the door mechanism attached by a pivoting screw to a connecting rod that attaches by a second pivoting screw to the window glass and this intermediate link provides for the lateral motion. Perhaps this is the usual Ford approach.
If the Capri is like that, then have either of your screws come out or sheared?
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