Date:         Sun, 22 Jan 2017 13:53:06 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
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Does anyone make such an adapter for the diesel engine?

Jim

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 7:50 AM The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> > Pricey, yeah, but after several dead rebuilts in a near or so,
> > seemed like a decent deal, and at the time, cheaper than an
> > adapter and TDI starter (with no suitable core).
>
>
> We sell the TDI starter and adapter, and we accept your stock Vanagon core
> in return.  That makes it significantly cheaper than the GoWesty starter
> ($219 vs $300).  About 40% of that cost is a one-time investment in the
> adapter plate; once you have it, the TDI starter can be replaced down the
> road without having to buy another adapter. (And since you'll already have
> a TDI starter to return as a core, you can pick a starter up locally if
> need be.) By comparison, GW's configuration with the mounting adapter built
> into a proprietary starter means that if it fails you have to shell out the
> whole $300 again (and wait for it to be shipped). Also of note to some
> owners is that the GW starter's warranty is void if you have an engine
> conversion, whereas the TDI starter warranty has no such exclusion.
>
> See:  <http://www.busdepot.com/sr0408xor>
>
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
>