Hello vanagon gang & ric, It seems that there is definately a real problem here with starter bendix drives. (Someone said don't let them get cold. I passed on that one, per ric). It seems that one simply can not obtain only the starter bendix for the starter engines for 1982 diesel engines. Rumor has it that this applies also to air cooled bugs. There must be a solution to this problem! I mean, really, to buy a new or rebuilt starter is not, in my opinion, a solution. Wonder about the chances of using the bendix designed for another vehicle? I simply can't believe that anyone would sincerely look at me and tell me that I can't put a bendix on one of these motors! It seems like vw has run amok! Anyway, someone must have found a way to get these things somewhere. Other- wise, I wouldn't be the first to notice this. Wonder if you can get them only in Germany? As a note, the bendix from an aircooled is not usable. The shaft is too short to work on a diesel. Could someone look through their exotic catalogues and see if anyone advertises these drives? Thanks! Stuart Hutton
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