I have very few customers with motor upgrades. Most are extremely budget conscious especially those that are still using them as daily drivers. Getting folks to do a 2.1L upgrade is often a challenge. I almost never see Diesels. Last 82 Diesel I worked on now sports a 2.1L with automatic and power steering.  To my surprise these OEM style repops work surprisingly well and turn the engines over with "authority". Not that wimpy will it crank over common to so many of the Bosch units. 

There are variable that effect starter life. Have no start situation and crank too long there will be some heat damage. Low battery and keep trying some commutator and brush damage. Try to start in gear, near instant burn marks on commutator. Have fuel injection fill cylinders and hydro lock the engine, etc. 

All I was pointing out is that if you need a starter in a hurry especially far from home you can get something that will get the job done. Few parts stores are stocking these yet. Amazon Prime you can often get one in a day or 2. 

For myself I prefer a starter with a self- supported gear for the manuals  and high reliability for Syncros. Automatics also need a reliable option as you don't have the option to push start. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Karl Mullendore
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
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But this is only as good as an original  - a copy of the weak Bosch starter is fine for a WBX or other low-compression engines, but lacks the UMPH to crank hot Subarus, diesels, V6 or V8s. The TDI starter has almost twice the cranking power plus faster speed. On the same Amazon link the IMI (or copies of) shows up, which again is what made me build the first prototype adaptor. I like how my 112i WBX springs to life in less than a revolution, almost every time.
Karl

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:26:05 +0000, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

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