[T3] Automatic starters

[Keith Park]

Yea, this was the info I was looking for.  Im pretty sure the FLAP would
have a generic, which I wouldnt trust and if I found a Bosch it would be
rebuilt 1000 times and I wouldnt trust the rebuild so Id pull it apart and
go thru it myself. Might as well save some $$ and just buy a good core,
ya take a chance but if the price it right you might end up with one
that merely needs a little cleaning and some lube, especially if it comes
from outside the rust belt.

THanks

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 9:27 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Automatic starters

On 5 Feb 2019 at 19:18, Keith Park wrote:

> The starters they used in the auto cars, what other makes used the same T3
> starter?  ie, bug or bus?
> 
> if I can get one cheap enough I want to get a spare starter and since this
> is for the 2056, the auto starter with its slightly higher HP would be
best.

You're looking for a Bosch SR17X. According to my Bosch listing, this 
was used on all aircooled AT VWs from '68-on. The one exception is 
that it was also used on the '73-5 MT Things. The AT SR17X is rated 
at 0.8 PS rather than the MT SR15X 0.7 PS. (PS = Pferd Starke = 
horsepower.) 0.1 extra HP may not seem like much, but it turns out to 
be a rather large % increase.  

I think you'll find that all of these were originally made by Bosch, 
but they could have been rebuilt by anyone. Even if you buy a Bosch 
rebuild today, it may come in a Bosch box, but there's no telling who 
actually rebuilt it.


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