Got myself an early Jan 1981 T25 - 2.0 Aircooled. Had some issues starting her recently (been off the road for 9 years!) but has a fully rebuilt engine. Figured it was a battery issue as changing that sorted it, but fairly sure with a resounding ‘clunk’ from the starter even with a booster attached that the starters shagged. Not exactly a difficult job, picked one up from GSF, looked almost the same but the mounting points were slightly more clockwise than the originals, fouling the gearbox. Rookie mistake I thought, assuming it would be that easy!!
Got the part number off the old unit (0 001 211 221) brought it in and they swapped it for the supposedly correct part (GSF 901VG0101). However whilst this is now at the right angle, the top bolt (one with the odd shaped head) doesn’t reach through the engine bay side as it’s not quite slotting in at the top, as though it’s a few mm too big, leaving a gap of a similar amount at the top.
Anyone have any suggestions here? Feel like I’m going to try every starter under the sun at this rate
