Mean green starter any good?

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Author Message   cr367 Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 10:30 pm:    I need a starter. I am thinking of purchasing a Mean green starter. What do You guys think?   Dee Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:58 pm:    Excellent for high torque motors but an over kill on the Rover small blocks   mantaray (Mantaray) Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 07:51 am:    not a good idea if you do alot of water crossings or see a lot of mud. i had a friend that put one in his D90 and it was always having trouble with the wet stuff because of the way it's set up. he had to remove and clean it quite a few times. he eventually put the stock unit back in.   Keith Armstrong Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 08:54 am:    I replaced the o.e. starter with a M.G. unit two years ago. The original unit's drive unit was failing. In hindsight, I would reccomend repairing the original Bosch unit since the M.G. is exhibiting cold weather problems. The water issue_may_have been resolved as the later MG units have a revised vent arrangement. I still have the Bosch on the bench and will repair it before winter arrives again.   cr367 Posted on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 06:31 am:    I dont go offroad on my d1 i just want to buy a new starter im still confused about what starer to purchase, i dont understand about over kill.explain problems with cold starting. should i but a bosh or the marrli something like that need input thanks   Keith Armstrong Posted on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 11:12 am:    Ok; "overkill" indicates that the stock starter is entirely adequate for this application, and that the MG statrter's extra torque and speed really isn't necessary. The cold weather (that means below 15 degrees or so Farenheit) problem that I have had appears to be with the engagement of the starter drive, not the motor itself. Get a rebuilt Bosch, take your old one back for the "core" credit, and keep it simple.   cr367 Posted on Monday, June 24, 2002 - 08:14 am:    thanks ")