Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:39:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
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From:         Karl <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Subject:      Re: starter
Comments: To: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
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Ken, that reads as a blanket statement that a Chinese starter is totally
inferior to the Bosch remans. Bosch starters that have been rebuilt many
times, not always so well and twice the cost (or more)? Have you ever
installed one of the adaptors and starters, any experience? The forums
are filled with raves for the TDi starter setup - faster cranking, more
power, no worries cold or hot. I'm sure by now you are aware that the
Chinese are manufacturing many things of equal, sometimes better quality.
The primary reason I developed the adaptor system was to crank
high-compression or hard to start engines, from Subaru to V8 conversions
to diesels, which is where the stock Bosch starter holds no ground at
all. I've sold over 1000 of these now with with no complaints.
Karl

On 10/30/2018 7:15 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote:
> My advice is that if you go with an aftermarket starter either the Go
> Westy version or the Chinese starter, you keep your old Bosch unit as a
> core you can send in to have rebuilt if things don't go well.  I have
> sold hundreds of Bosch remanufactured starters the majority of these
> have had no issues.  We have a 2 year warranty if there is a problem,
> just let me know.  I have installed a few of the Go Westy starters and
> when you first install them they are great.  However, over time, they
> don't hold up as well as the Bosch units in my opinion.  I had one that
> I installed come back dead after a year.  When I pulled it, the starter
> looked like it had lived on the bottom of the ocean for that entire year
> and it was basically junk.  The customer had gone full "Go Westy" mania
> so he had tossed his old starter and it was a late model automatic (the
> hardest core to get).  So he had to buy a rebuilt Bosch unit and pay the
> full price of the rebuild and the core.
>
> So I am not saying don't do it.  But have a plan B.
>
> Same thing goes if you have an automatic and decide to get Chinese rear
> axles.  Keep your old German ones.  You will soon need them.