The Hi-Torque starter thread Options

[IronHillRestorations]

I have a customer with a failing Hi-Torque starter. I'm not sure how to advise.

I've never had a problem with a Bosch starter, and I personally have experienced good and bad results (ruined flywheel) with Hi-Torque starters, and honestly don't know how to determine the good from the bad.

My personal inclination is toward advising to get a Bosch. He's an hour away so I'm advising he get's a local (to him) shop do the job.

I just want to make sure he gets a reliable starter. Please share your real world/practical experience.

[Tom_T]

Perry,

My guy Hans who has been on VWs & Porsches since the 1960s only uses OE starter, new/NOS when available, & then on Reman by Bosch when not. Hans was factory trained on the 914 in 1969, when he worked at Circle Porsche in Long Beach CA, until he starting his own indy shop in `72, & I've been going to him since I started looking for my 914 in Summer `75. So he knows them, & even Krusty knew him.

My experience in my 914 when my DD 1975-85 (before getting whacked & stored since then), & then with our `88 Westy has been great with the Bosche Reman starters.

So I'd suggest that you recco them.

If you want to talk to Hans directly, then email me for his phone number, which I won't post here since nowadays he only works on 914s for his old customers like me, & isn't taking on any new customers' 914s (otherwise I'd have recco'ed him on here when I joined in 2009 - & I'd asked him then, but he declined).

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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