John:
i have been following your saga over the starter
are you down without a replacement? like having to handcrank the damn thing?
send me a pm and i will get you a starter from one of my engines, i live in tacoma so shipping is not a problem
as a personal favor for a neighbor (and fellow diesel mechanic) i won't charge you for it, just replace it when you finally find one, or if we can find
something else that is commonly available that can be made to fit either buy it and return mine or buy it for me.
i am sure we can work something out to get you going.
i gotta believe we can find something to replace these things with, even if it means fab'n a different mount.
this carrollstream outfit seems to have some issues with how they do business as do a few others of late.
seems like someone here bought an engine that was represented as a genuine changfa when the reality was something different.
(not saying the engine is of poor quality, but one does wonder why carrollstream called it a changfa if it was a quality engine?, there undoubtedly
are other quality engine manufactures in china so why not just call an "ace an ace" and a "spade a spade")
seems like there is a thinning of the heard when it comes to resellers, maybe the survivors will be the cream of the crop
and the whole sector will be healthier for the "all so ran's" being gone!
we got a name for such in our industry,, those that "whore up the market"
poor quality extends from the product to the actions of the company in many of these cases.
where low cost is soon forgotton but the sting of being screwed lingers on.
hopefully you don't lose any money in the process.
bob g