[Vwdiesel] starter motors

[pmdolan1 at sasktel.net]

Without doing the part number thing, hard to say. 

As you now know, VW had a habbit of putting the starter shaft bushing 
in the other side of the bellhousing, instead of putting a bunch of 
structure on the end of the starter itself to hold the bushing and end 
of the shaft.  (Automatics did it the US way IIRC). 

However, while there was one common bolt pattern for the 020 gearbox, 
there may have been a dozen different vendors and models of starters 
that all fit the same thing - and some were quite different.  You 
MIGHT have had a gasser or diesel starter before, and you PROBABLY have 
a correct diesel starter now.  Only way to know for sure is use the 
part numbers of the starter manufacturers (NOT the VW number). 

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:21:22 -0500, Doug <db53248 at windstream.net> wrote:
Did VW ever make a diesel starter for the early rabbits that was
> physically the same size as as a gasser rabbit starter? I removed my 
> starter and took it to the local auto parts store for testing. When 
> they tried to test it, they got an error message that it has to be 
> tested on the car because the shaft does not have a bearing on the 
> end. The shaft had a lot of end play, so I ordered a new one. The new 
> starter is larger in diameter and at least an inch longer than the 
> starter that was on the Caddy. Did I have a gasser starter on a 
> diesel Caddy?
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