| Subject: | Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Jan 2017 to 25 Jan 2017 (#2017-38) |
| From: | Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM> |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:10:37 +0000 |
Well, at the time I purchased mine, several years ago now, I didn't find any reasonably priced TDI starters anywhere. Did they exist? Maybe, but nowhere I looked. I also spoke with the GoWesty folks at the time and specifically asked about the warranty, and they said they'd warranty the unit with a Tiico. Maybe they were blowing smoke, I don't know. And you'll note that I made no assertions about what's available *now*, simply gave a description of how mine has worked out. That *was* the question the OP posed.
Keith Hughes
'86 Westy GenV (Marvin)
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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:50:29 -0500
From: Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Subject: Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:43:09 +0000, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
>I've been running their starter for 3+ years on an I-4
(first with a Tiico,
now an AVH 2L) without a problem. Easy install, low amp
draw, and seems to
work at anything above 11VDC. Pricey, yeah, but after
several dead rebuilts
in a near or so, seemed like a decent deal, and at the time,
cheaper than an
adapter and TDI starter (with no suitable core). YMMV
There are NEW TDI starters available of at the very least
equal quality to
the 'Gowesty' starter - for $75. Lactrical brand. No core.
That gets you in
for about $150 + shipping.
And no, the IMI starter is not 'Gowesty's design'. It's been
around longer
than they have.