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oldtamiyaphile · 04-04-2017, 07:44 PM

IIRC Renault claim 200,000+ cycles from their stop starter (that would be once a mile for 200K miles

). Stop starter on my 2 cylinder is about the size you'd find on a V8. I'd be very surprised if anyone ever wore one out.

For non S/S cars, you can investigate using the (larger) starter from a diesel model, just swap over the pinion/ clutch mech. I did this on an older Mercedes.

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