Simply not true. I sell the Bosch rebuilt starters, always have ! NEVER had any of them give any kind of problem, NEVER ! I have installed several just this Spring. They come with a warranty from Bosch which no other starter has. I’ve NEVER had to use that warranty for any of my customers. > On Jun 29, 2016, at 8:16 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > I doubt that you'll have any further problems with that starter. There = > are no "new" stock Bosch starters for the Vanagon, just rebuilds that = > are simply junk. The windings are old and subject to failure since they = > are all at least 25 years old, and the starter were weak from the = > get-go. This is why most vendors have stopped selling them. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>) Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 02 ~ 05, 2016 |
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