Hi David and others,

        I didn’t realize your van was a automatic.  I thought yours was Standard.

My van is starting fine but I am always looking for ways to be prepared in advance.  

        Your positive report makes me interested in getting Carl’s adaptor for my automatic.  I thought I might be able to create a kit and carry that with me so that if I have a problem I can get the TDI starter and just put that in. 

My other thought is just change it out and have a new starter.  And if it dies on the road I should have a easier time getting a replacement.

Any thoughts or tips on this?

Only future consideration is that I will someday need to replace this 1.9 with a 2.1 or go westy 2.3 and it would be nice if this would work with either future engine.

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto Westfalia 
 

> On Jul 3, 2017, at 9:47 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> Karl Mullendore makes an aluminum adapter to put a TDI starter in.  I have
> one for the automagic version, it's sweet.  The manual version requires a
> bit of grinding on the starter mounting flange which I hope he modifies, as
> it interferes with the idea of easy swaps at the FLAPS.
> 
> Yrs,
> d
> 
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I presume you guys are talking about your experiences with gas-engine
>> rebuilt Bosch starters, but it was the same with the diesel type for a long
>> time. It got to the point where it almost
>>