Karl, my apologies. I DID get the adapter from you. I later found it on VC.
The mechanic that instaled it for me along with the starter was really
impressed with the adaptation and the fit. Commented two or three times on
it. Said too many times he's asked to install stuff that is half-@**ed.
This was a perfict fit. Has worked beautifully ever since. Highly recommend
it.

For those that don't know, this is a modification for now, that readys one
for a Subaru engine later.

John
On Jun 27, 2016 19:15, "Karl Mullendore" <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

>Hmmmm! Had the same problem on my 2.1 WBX a while back. Went thru two
>REBUILT starters fairly quickly. The third one got fried related to a
>harness fire. I replaced it with an adapter available  from VC and put a
>late model high torque diesel starter on it. Works fine so far. BTW, that
>diesel starter was brand new, in the box, and cost under $100 delivered to
>my front door. Worth looking in to. But be sure the starter killing problem
>is solved first!

FYI, the diesel adaptor you bought was one of mine, Westy Ventures made,
sold through other vendors I supply. :)
The new starters sold by Latrical (ebay, Amazon) seem to be decent quality
and offer more torque and faster crank than the IMI, sold by GW and also Van
Cafe - which are not rebuildable.

Karl
westyventures.com