I never doubted that Lockwood would have been offering the genuine part;
rather, it was just the excuse of the UK agent not to follow-suite.
That said, the basic starter and gear reduction is an automotive part, with
Rotax interface added. Now there's a thought!
Duncan McF
----- Original Message -----
From: "David DeFord" <davedeford@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Rotax 912S Starting Problems
>
>> <<I felt that at the very
>> least the HD starter should have been provided at a
>> sensible rate,>>
>>
>> It was offered at half price last year. By Lockwood!
>> I raised this with the UK agent at the time, who's response
>> was that they
>> must have found a cheap automotive equivalent to be able to do this.
>>
>> Duncan Mcf
>
> We bought the HD starter from Lockwood a few weeks ago, and they gave us a
> credit of just over $100 for returning the old (non-HD) starter to them,
> for
> a net cost of $200. The unit they shipped is stamped with the Rotax part
> number and a serial number. I have never gotten anything but genuine
> Rotax
> parts from Lockwood, so I assume that this is the real thing also.
>
> Dave DeFord
> N135TD
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