Karl, my point was not that all Chinese starters are bad.  I didn't say
anything like that.  What I am saying is just keep the OEM starter as a
back up.  Just in case the customer decides to go back in the future.  I
have zero experience with the Chinese starters so I really can't speak to
them.  I have some experience with the Go Westy gear reduction
starter.which I am not really sold on.  I have lots of experience with the
Bosch Remanufactured starters and they are good for the most part.  I can
speak to that.

I hope this clears things up.

Ken

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 1:39 PM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

> Ken, that reads as a blanket statement that a Chinese starter is totally
> inferior to the Bosch remans. Bosch starters that have been rebuilt many
> times, not always so well and twice the cost (or more)? Have you ever
> installed one of the adaptors and starters, any experience? The forums
> are filled with raves for the TDi starter setup - faster cranking, more
> power, no worries cold or hot. I'm sure by now you are aware that the
> Chinese are manufacturing many things of equal, sometimes better quality.
> The primary reason I developed the adaptor system was to crank
> high-compression or hard to start engines, from Subaru to V8 conversions
> to diesels, which is where the stock Bosch starter holds no ground at
> all. I've sold over 1000 of these now with with no complaints.
> Karl
>
> On 10/30/2018 7:15 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote:
> > My advice is that if you go with an aftermarket starter either the Go
> > Westy version or the Chinese starter, you keep your old Bosch unit as a
> > core you can send in to have rebuilt if things don't go well.  I have
> > sold hundreds of Bosch remanufactured starters the majority of these
> > have had no issues.  We have a 2 year warranty if there is a problem,
> > just let me know.  I have installed a few of the Go Westy starters and
> > when you first install them they are great.  However, over time, they
> > don't hold up as well as the Bosch units in my opinion.  I had one that
> > I installed come back dead after a year.  When I pulled it, the starter
> > looked like it had lived on the bottom of the ocean for that entire year
> > and it was basically junk.  The customer had gone full "Go Westy" mania
> > so he had tossed his old starter and it was a late model automatic (the
> > hardest core to get).  So he had to buy a rebuilt Bosch unit and pay the
> > full price of the rebuild and the core.
> >
> > So I am not saying don't do it.  But have a plan B.
> >
> > Same thing goes if you have an automatic and decide to get Chinese rear
> > axles.  Keep your old German ones.  You will soon need them.
>

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Ken Wilford
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