Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:28:05 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
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Try buying a brand new DC motor or alternator for most anything and you will
be surprised what these things cost. Specialty items just make it worse. I
recently needed a 160 amp alternator for my motor home (63,000 miles). Ended
up getting an "AC Delco" style made in China repro rated 260 amps for under
$300. Unfortunately the regulator failed after about 1,200 miles cooking my
batteries and blowing a lot of light bulbs. So far the second replacement is
OK.
As for starter performance the permanent magnet, gear reduction starters are
becoming extremely common due to their light weight and low cost. As for
rebuilds even the Bosch brand is hit or miss. On a recent automatic it took
three attempts to get a correct, properly working starter. 1st was a Napa
brand. Battery stud was too short. Next was Bosch SR25X. Did the slow barley
crank it thing. Confirmed all circuits and battery OK. Got another Bosch
SR25X and cranks wonderfully. Slow cranking starters are not normal.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Roger Whittaker
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 4:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
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?
>
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