Date:         Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:46:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
Comments: To: Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org>
In-Reply-To:  <201111171501.pAHF1Sl18940@sbw.org>
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dear top starter with baked in reduction sauce

very interesting stuff on the aircraft version
6 - hundred $$ +++ wow ... and that isnt even part of what keeps you up or
lands you gently ...
it is simply the get 'r' going part ....
wow ... serious bucks ...
regards

On Thursday, November 17, 2011, Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote:
> GoWesty announced a new gear reduction starter:
>
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23526
>
> Stick shift model coming soon, they say.
>
> We use gear reduction starters on light planes for exactly the same
> reasons.  They're superior in every way.  I installed one of these on
> my last two planes:
>
> http://www.bandc.biz/lycomingstarter12v122ringgearteethstcpma-1.aspx
>
> I'll never go back to the horrible direct-drive starters that are
> stock on aircraft engines and still retained by many aircraft owners.
>
> So I've long wanted to put a gear reduction starter on my stick shift
> '84 Westy.  Its high-compression GoWesty engine barely turns over,
> even with a recently rebuilt starter.  It always starts, but it
> sounds terrible and worries me every time.  (It's a strong incentive
> to keep the engine well-tuned, so it'll fire reliably while barely
> turning over.)
>
> I looked at the adapter offered by Westy Ventures:
>
> http://www.westyventures.com/parts.html
>
> I never took the plunge, because I was intimidated by the task of
> finding the right starter to use with the adapter and getting it
installed.
>
> I'd be curious to hear what Karl Mullendore has to say about
> GoWesty's new starter.
>
> Other options?
>