I know that most here already know this stuff but I found
the GW starter article enlightening

http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=141

I'd gotten the starter rebuilt on my '88 using 2 cores I supplied.
It's had a flat spot since install. This is exacerbated by heat.
Even after installing a new starter bushing in clutch housing,
issue is still present.
The issue may well be the large long wire from battery to starter B+ post
(there is visible corrosion) but I really have to question the rebuild quality
and moreover, the quality of cores provided.

This looks like a useful video (youtube: Bosch 110 starter rebuild)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJM2veUNBc0

I too would be of the Mullendore adaptor + new TDI install camp
as I wouldn't be tied to one manufacture.

Neil.

On 12/9/15, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> Rather than the GW starter I use the VW TDI starter with Karl's kit.
> That way you can get a replacement anywhere from a FLAPS when on the
> road, now and 10 years from now. GW says you can't get theirs anywhere
> but from them.

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