Sure, for a backup plan in the spares box. :) FYI, my adaptor prototype was spawned by three failures of the 'GW' / IMI starters on a customer's Syncro Westy within 50K miles. The turbodiesel engine in that van required more starter torque and speed than a stock starter could provide.
On 10/30/2018 11:30 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: > Karl, my point was not that all Chinese starters are bad. I didn't say > anything like that. What I am saying is just keep the OEM starter as a > back up. Just in case the customer decides to go back in the future. I > have zero experience with the Chinese starters so I really can't speak > to them. I have some experience with the Go Westy gear reduction > starter.which I am not really sold on. I have lots of experience with > the Bosch Remanufactured starters and they are good for the most part. > I can speak to that. > > I hope this clears things up. > |
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