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Subject:Re: Gowesty starter problems
From:C. Abney
Date:Mon, 5 Sep 2016 16:28:10 -0700

FWIW, coming from someone using his (strong) OG starter, opinion in
general is VERY HIGH for the tdi starters with rmw's adapter.  It's
almost syrupy.  man.

And some rather highly regarded opinions have it that gowesty's gear
reduction starter is a fragile thing.

On 9/5/16, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the input
> 1) Ignition switch is brand new installed 4 weeks ago
> 2) engine is 2.2 WBX GOWESTY's engine with manual transmission
> 3) failed starter is a new to me. It is a Gowesty gear reduction starter
> that  failed
> 4) I'll let everyone know what Gowesty says. Hopefully by tomorrow afternoon

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It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out)