I think Karl offers a diesel starter with adapter but don't know the price. Advantage seems to starter availability at FLAPS when disaster strikes. 

Stephen

Mobile

> On Oct 29, 2018, at 4:56 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Some may recall that I reported an intermittent starting problem with my
> 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 engine, manual transmission.
> 
> My mechanic and I have determined that a new starter is needed.
> 
> I see that online vendors offer several different starters, at widely
> varying prices.  There are rebuilt original starters (least pricey, from
> Bus Depot), gear reduction starters that require an adapter plate (also Bus
> Depot, intermediate), and gear reduction starters with no plate required
> that I can tell (GoWesty, most pricey).  The GoWesty gear reduction starter
> is without a core return, but the Bus Depot starters, including the gear
> reduction starter, require a core return.
> 
> Of course, GoWesty touts its gear reduction starter as the best thing since
> Ordovician times and the evolution of legs.
> 
> Advice?
> 
> Thanks in advance, mcneely