fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member
Finally started a thread for my Fulvia life
Posts: 341 
Club RR Member Number: 63
|
WOSP starter motor faultfulvia1436
@fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member 63
|
Sept 14, 2017 19:14:04 GMT
|
|
Anybody experienced WOSP starter motor faulty solenoid issues?
|
| |
'59 Austin A40, '59 VW Beetle, '63 Mk1 Cortina, '57 Austin Gypsy, '68 Fiat 850 Coupe, '68 Alfa Duetto Spider, '72 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S, '73 Lancia 2000 Sedan ie., '72 Lancia 2000 Sedan, '67 Lancia Fulvia 1.3, '83 VW Passat GL5 Estate, '81 Volvo 245 Estate, '85 Lancia Thema 8V Turbo Estate, '99 Lancia Kappa 20V Turbo Estate, '00 VW Sharan VR6, '06 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '10 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '66 Lancia Fulvia 1.3
|
|
MonzaPhil
Posted a lot
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought
Posts: 2,456
|
|
Sept 14, 2017 22:38:06 GMT
|
|
I've supplied WOSP for some time now but not had a single issue. (Land Rover only )
|
| |
This is now a clicky linky!  |
|
fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member
Finally started a thread for my Fulvia life
Posts: 341
Club RR Member Number: 63
|
WOSP starter motor faultfulvia1436
@fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member 63
|
Sept 15, 2017 7:26:21 GMT
|
I've supplied WOSP for some time now but not had a single issue. (Land Rover only ) |
| |
'59 Austin A40, '59 VW Beetle, '63 Mk1 Cortina, '57 Austin Gypsy, '68 Fiat 850 Coupe, '68 Alfa Duetto Spider, '72 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S, '73 Lancia 2000 Sedan ie., '72 Lancia 2000 Sedan, '67 Lancia Fulvia 1.3, '83 VW Passat GL5 Estate, '81 Volvo 245 Estate, '85 Lancia Thema 8V Turbo Estate, '99 Lancia Kappa 20V Turbo Estate, '00 VW Sharan VR6, '06 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '10 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '66 Lancia Fulvia 1.3
|
|
fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member
Finally started a thread for my Fulvia life
Posts: 341
Club RR Member Number: 63
|
WOSP starter motor faultfulvia1436
@fulvia1436
Club Retro Rides Member 63
|
Sept 15, 2017 7:39:20 GMT
|
|
Thanks MonzaPhil
I've had two, fitted to my Fulvia, this year.
Both have failed/are failing, with faulty solenoid operation, just like any old SM can ~ just clicking.
I'm confident my application is sound, and I know the standard 45yr old Bosch unit still works well.
I only replaced it to gain some space and lose a lot of weight.
It worries me that the WOSP unit is sold as a direct replacement, but doesn't want to do the job for more than a few months.
I've had this conversation with my supplier, who suspects my installation, due to the aledged corrosion inside the first unit that failed.
But I'm not doing anything different with the WOSP than I was with the Bosch, except the car is now properly garaged!
|
| |
'59 Austin A40, '59 VW Beetle, '63 Mk1 Cortina, '57 Austin Gypsy, '68 Fiat 850 Coupe, '68 Alfa Duetto Spider, '72 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S, '73 Lancia 2000 Sedan ie., '72 Lancia 2000 Sedan, '67 Lancia Fulvia 1.3, '83 VW Passat GL5 Estate, '81 Volvo 245 Estate, '85 Lancia Thema 8V Turbo Estate, '99 Lancia Kappa 20V Turbo Estate, '00 VW Sharan VR6, '06 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '10 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD, '66 Lancia Fulvia 1.3
|
|
|
|
|
Sept 15, 2017 9:22:19 GMT
|
|
When I was looking for a new beefier starter for my Vauxhall it was looking as if one of these new lightweight ones was the way to go, but stuff like this was what concerned me. I'd read something about a lightweight one (I'm not saying WOSP, there's another make too and it could have been theirs) that had been stored in a shed for 3-4 years while the car was rebuilt, when they came to it the resin holding the armature (I think) together had disintegrated. The Lucas unit I ended up with may be big and heavy, but that doesn't matter in my case and I know I can still get service bits for it. That said, our club spares guy uses Wosp on his competition cars and sells them to customers, and swears by them.
|
| |
|
|
