Simply not true.  I sell the Bosch rebuilt starters, always have !  NEVER had any of them give any kind of problem, NEVER !  I have installed several just this Spring.  They come with a warranty from Bosch which no other starter has.  I’ve NEVER had to use that warranty for any of my customers.

> On Jun 29, 2016, at 8:16 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> I doubt that you'll have any further problems with that starter.  There =
> are no "new" stock Bosch starters for the Vanagon, just rebuilds that =
> are simply junk. The windings are old and subject to failure since they =
> are all at least 25 years old, and the starter were weak from the =
> get-go. This is why most vendors have stopped selling them.

Cheers,    

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Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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