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The old engine is on the ground. It will take me a few days to put the new one back in.

I need a new starter. What do you guys recommend?

luftvagon wrote:The old engine is on the ground. It will take me a few days to put the new one back in.

I need a new starter. What do you guys recommend?

buy a starter rebuilt BY BOSCH - not one of those 'lifetime warranty' BS units from Kragen/etc. they will honor the warranty and you WILL be swapping them out every other year.

it costs more up front, but not in the near short term. there's generally two groups of people - those who already learned that lesson and those who are about to.

If you have one locally, I'd recommend getting your original starter rebuilt by a trusted automotive electric shop. Probably costs the same, but at least you'll know you have the original quality part instead of the aftermarket crap airkooledchris referenced.

This one is pricy, but looks interesting....anyone got one?

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details. ... parent_id=

sailorkh wrote:This one is pricy, but looks interesting....anyone got one?

Good lord! They must put those on their $80,000 Vanagons. Those GoWesty folks live in a completely different universe from the one I occupy. Not saying anything negative, I just can't relate to their reality.

dtrumbo wrote:

sailorkh wrote:This one is pricy, but looks interesting....anyone got one?

Good lord! They must put those on their $80,000 Vanagons. Those GoWesty folks live in a completely different universe from the one I occupy. Not saying anything negative, I just can't relate to their reality.

Their market seems to be people who want a Vanagon, but with modern speed/power and new-carish reliability (i.e. they don't want to work on their car). The next market is people who do want to work on their van, but treat it like their big-dollar hobby. The syncro-westy boys who go whole-hog with super-upgrades, ultimate off-road, back-woods capable vehicles. Seen a few of those on the Ol' Samba...

Michael L

So where do I find this good starter?

You can start here,

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Prod ... RQod-S9pLg

oops, i didnt remember you had a vanagon

i got mine local here in albuquerque, you could see if they have one. they are a vw shop here in albuquerque.

general parts, inc.

203 California St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 266-5896

i found some on amazon,

http://www.amazon.com/gp/part-finder/sl ... &carId=002

id call your local VW parts supplier first, since there may be a core charge and if you don't have to ship your core back - you should save a little money.

try even your local VW dealership, you never know if they might have a good one still on the shelf.

if that fails, try the usual suspects. busdepot has 'bosch rebuilt' starters I believe (in addition to the cheaper 'rebuild bosch (but not BY bosch) units)

Amskeptic wrote:Think of your current fuel injection questions as merely small issues waiting to be discovered. Even a mouse bitten harness with frayed connectors can be put back in running order with a roll of electrical tape and some speaker wire. Not that I would do that, but it is that simple and rugged.
Colin

And how would you know that?!

viewtopic.php?f=58&t=8601

Oh. Yeah.

Michael L

Lanval wrote:

Amskeptic wrote:Think of your current fuel injection questions as merely small issues waiting to be discovered. Even a mouse bitten harness with frayed connectors can be put back in running order with a roll of electrical tape and some speaker wire. Not that I would do that, but it is that simple and rugged.
Colin

And how would you know that?!

viewtopic.php?f=58&t=8601

Oh. Yeah.

Michael L

And lo, for I have walked the valley of chewdness the rodent is my shlepherd, the work I shall not want. And the manna fell from Lanval and It Was Good.

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