> One other note. A certain supplier (GW) sells a new "high > torque" starter. I installed one on a customer's van last > year because he had already bought it before he came to me. > I got the van back less than a year later with complaints > that the starter wasn't working and it was totally shot!
I looked into this starter a year or two ago and spoke to the actual manufacturer. You can find the details in the archives, but in a nutshell, the owner of the company himself told me that they were generally rebuilt Nippon-Denso units, NOT brand new as GW claimed. Since torque is not usually a problem on Vanagons even with the Bosch starters, and these were reman's just like the Bosch, I couldn't justify the higher price and opted not to carry them. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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