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Date:         Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:57:01 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
Comments: To: Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2020012819491982@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 7:50 PM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com>
wrote:


> The TDI starter has almost twice the cranking power plus faster speed.
>


And draws about 60 amps no load, vs about 80 for the OE starter.  After
~300k miles of dealing with the OE starter on three different vans I'm an
evangelist for your adapter and this starter. It cranks just like a real
car.  I haven't proved it but I'm convinced that in moderate weather it
will crank when system voltage is too low for the ECU to function.


Yrs,
d
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