Starter Motor Help !!!

[phade]

Hi everyone,

I have just installed my new distributor but have now found that my starter motor has failed (it's solonoid to starter wire has corroded off !!).

Would a standard carburettor 12V beetle starter motor (post August 1967) be suitable for the mexican beetle. ETKA only seems to bring up one part number for the mexican beetle's starter motor.

Thankyou everyone in advance,

Phil

[Manfred]

Good morning Phil,
yes, if it is a 12 volt starter it would fit.
Remember that the above srcew (the fourth srcrew to hold the engine) has a 8 mm "Inbus" head.
cheers
Manfred

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[phade]

Hiya Manfred,

I have another quick question about that too, is the output horsepower of the mexican beetle starter motor about the same as a standard 12V beetle starter motor (eg. do they both put out about 0.7 or 0.8 horsepower ?).

Cheers,

Phil

[phade]

Hi everyone,

Just to let you all know that the mexican beetle starter motor is in fact exactly the same as the old (pre Bosch) VW starter motor.

The cheap one from VW Heritage has exactly the same VAG part number printed on it's box as the one listed by ETKA.

Thankyou Manfred and everyone for all of your help.

Cheers,

Phil

[phade]

Hi everyone again,

Just a quick update, I got the new starter motor installed last night and my car started up straight away. The new starter motor is even better than the old one was when the car was brand new !!

Happy beetling everyone,

Phil